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Swiss Machinist

Swiss Machinist

CompanyENOVIS
LocationHouston, TX, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • HS Diploma or equivalent
  • 5+ years’ experience
  • Prior experience on CNC Lathe with live tooling
  • Prior experience reading and interpreting documents such as drawings and routings, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

Responsibilities

  • Plan machining by studying work orders, blueprints, engineering plans, materials, specification, orthographic drawings, reference planes, locations of surfaces, machining parameters; interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T)
  • Start and observe machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, and adjust machine control or control media as required
  • Verify conformance of finished workpiece to specification, using precision measuring instruments such as micrometers, calipers, and coordinate measuring machine (CMM)
  • Operates equipment within a cell with multiple machines to produce high quality parts within prescribed routed time to meet production demands
  • Changes inserts/tools and makes the necessary offsets to continue to make parts per blueprint and process specifications
  • Maintains equipment via established preventative maintenance schedules
  • Follows all prescribed quality procedures and inspection plans
  • Performs 1st piece inspections and monitors own work to meet process requirements including fully documenting inspection reports developed by the Quality department
  • Verifies that the inspection equipment being utilized is in calibration and performs a simple daily check against a known master to ensure the accuracy of the gage to be used
  • Follows supervisor’s direction to troubleshoot problem processes, interfacing with Manufacturing Engineers if necessary
  • Ability to solve inspection problems and develop new approaches
  • Works from blueprints, process sheets and sketches to perform production tasks, which may include the cutting and shaping of metal to precision dimensions
  • Communicates directly with engineers to understand the purpose of a part assembly
  • Checks and inspects machining operations against specified tolerances
  • May identify and repair minor machine malfunctions
  • Promptly and accurately completes all required recordkeeping
  • Keeps surrounding area clean, safe and organized
  • Responsible for keeping all labor hours with time system accurately

Preferred Qualifications

  • CNC programming skills
  • One (1) to two (2) years’ experience on a Swiss machine