Maintenance Machinist

Machinist

Union Electric Steel Corporation is seeking a machinist for our Carnegie, PA manufacturing plant to set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision products. Candidates must be capable of maintaining industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, layout, and machining procedures.

Journeyman machinist is preferred but non-journeyman with applicable degrees and/or certifications will be considered.

Primary function: To lay out work, set up and operate machine tools and perform any dismantling, fitting and assembly work required for production, plant maintenance or construction. Also operates all types of equipment on production.

Tools and equipment: All usual types of machines and hand tools common to the trade as well as tool and cutter grinders, etc.

Materials: Castings, forgings, cutters, tools and rolled forms of brass, iron, steel, etc.

Working procedures:

• Receives instructions, prints and work order.
• Interprets drawings and sketches; plans and determines working procedure.
• Performs any layout work and makes sketches as required.
• Calculates and determines dimensions, tapers, indices and other data using shop formulae and hand books as necessary.
• Selects and grinds tools, various cutters, boring heads, gauges, etc., in accordance with hardness, machinability and other properties of parts to be machined.
• Procures or makes jigs, fixtures or machine attachments required for the job.
• Sets up and operates machine tools, adjusting stops, feeds and speeds for efficient machining.
• Machines rolls or parts to precision tolerances and specified finishes.
• Uses precision measuring instruments. Dismantles machinery and equipment, assembles fits, aligns and adjusts machinery and equipment to very close tolerance.
• Hooks for and directs crane for product, material or equipment movement as required.
• Maintains clean and orderly working area and sweeps as required.

Competitive wage, medical, dental, 401k.

Equal employment opportunities will be given to all applicants regardless of their race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, non-job related physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Voluntary self identification of race, gender, protected veteran status, and disability.

Pre-employment physical, background check and drug screening for all new hires.