Machinist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. ( Other duties may be assigned.)

1. Work safely under functional safety guidelines such as PPE and equipment interaction.
2. Load and unload product to be machined in a number of fixtures and operations.
3. Protect machines and machined product by following processes and procedures such as part loading, being in control of the machine, and safely transporting product over short distances.
4. Perform and record in process inspection actions such as measuring and validating part features in dimensional tolerances and specifications.
5. Perform basic deburr operations such as edge breaking and light surface blending using several deburr tools and media.
6. Record data for tracking performance and updating schedule. Follow schedule top down for priority.
7. Adheres to quality processes including in-process inspections to ensure compliance with quality specifications.
8. Maintains machines in operational condition by performing daily preventive maintenance checks of oil levels and coolant concentration, reporting any machine abnormalities to the shift team leader or supervisor.
9. Maintains a clean and organized work area to 6S standards.
10. Maintains continuity among work shifts through verbal or documented communication for required actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.

Other Skills and Abilities:

1. Proficient at creating CNC programs from 3D models as well as prints.
2. Must have good hand/eye coordination and strong attention to detail.
3. Ability to communicate appropriately with departments such as Engineering, other Quality departments, Shipping, Labeling, and other internal customers.
4. Ability to read and understand written instructions.
5. Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
6. Ability to demonstrate secondary level computer, math, and computation skills.
7. Ability to walk while carrying weight, sit and stand as needed, climb ladders, lift, push, pull, and use whole body movements to complete tasks.
8. Ability to work in a team environment and provide direction to others.
9. Ability to determine and set priorities for the team to meet production and customer needs.
10. Regular attendance is required for the ability to complete all work.
11. Requires face-to-face interaction with team members, peers, and management to complete all work and provide support.
12. Ability to work more than 40 hours per week (overtime) if needed based on business demand.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience: 0–2 Years

Responsibilities & Skills

• Load and unload CNC mills and lathes
• Perform machine setups for simple parts
• Conduct basic in-process inspections
• Read blueprints and use basic shop math
• Operate measuring tools and inspection equipment
• Perform deburring operations
• Complete routine preventive maintenance tasks
• Follow established safety, quality, and production procedures

Experience: 3–4 Years

Responsibilities & Skills

• Perform machine setups for moderately complex parts
• Prepare fixtures and cutting tools
• Operate CNC mills, lathes, and grinders
• Conduct advanced inspections, including CMM operation
• Interpret complex blueprints and drawings
• Establish and adjust work and tooling offsets
• Troubleshoot basic programming, tooling, and machining issues
• Support process improvements and setup efficiency

Experience: 4–6 Years

Responsibilities & Skills

• Independently operate complex 3- and 4-axis CNC machines
• Complete complex machine setups without assistance
• Interpret advanced GD&T requirements and engineering drawings
• Perform first-piece validation and machine recovery procedures
• Edit programs and perform basic CNC programming
• Troubleshoot complex machining, tooling, and process issues
• Utilize Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques
• Coach, train, and support lower-level machinists
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and process optimization

Education and/or Experience

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred. Zero to two years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.

Physical Requirements: The requirements described here are representative to those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements definitions

Never Not performed or required.

Seldom/Rare One time per hour up to times per 8-hour shift.

Occasional Up to 1/3 of day; 1 x every 30 minutes; 1 – 2.6 hours

Frequent 1/3 to 2/3 of day; 1 x every 2 minutes; 2.7-5.3 hours

Constant Greater than 2/3 of day; 1 x every 15 seconds; 5.3-8 hours

Balance

Constant

Worker must maintain balance to prevent falling when walking, standing, and sitting.

Bend/Stoop

Occasional

Defined as bending body forward or laterally by bending spine at the waist, requiring use of the lower extremities and back muscles. Workers must stoop over a 28-inch-high shipper edge and reach to floor level when filling shippers. Workers must also stoop over a 34-inch bin to remove corrugate while emptying cardboard. Workers stoop over a cart at a height of 32 inches to load boxes of product onto a cart. Workers stoop when reaching horizontally 26 inches over a 36-inch-high rail to place/remove GUS panels (11 lbs.).

Handle/Grasp

Constant

Handling/grasping includes, but is not limited to handling boxes, tools, piles of corrugate, foam, pallet jacks, tools, molds, blowers, rivet guns, wrenches cleaning equipment, product and pelican boxes.

Fine Manipulation

Constant

Pinching/fingering to handle labels, fold corrugate, cut foam and pack boxes opening/closing snap on pelican case, pliers, brackets, small mallets, latex, bands, film, wire crimps, screw drivers and writing utensils

Squat/Low Level Work

Frequent

Defined as a low-level work position with one’s back upright, knees and hips flexed and buttocks adjacent to heels. Workers squat when removing boxes off pallet (6 inches) for staging, when loading or unloading skids, when retrieving packages from bottom of cart or yellow racks at 6 inches Workers reach to floor level when lowering cabinets in HLD

Lift

Constant

Lifting of 0-3 lbs. with handling corrugate, labels, parts, mold side plates, GUS parts, and tools.

Occasional

A two-person lift of 84 lbs. is lifted to a height of 6 inches when placing shipper box on pallet or mechanical lift (box 24 inches tall). 50 lbs. rolls of paper are lifted to heights of 4 inches, 16.5 inches and 28.5 inches in biz hub. HR sterilizer box of 25 lbs. is lifted to 54.5 inches. 10 lbs. are lifted horizontally 23 inches at a height of 73 inches. Workers lift to 40 lbs. to a height of 50 inches to empty trash and 18 lbs. from a height of 34-36 inches. Mold racks weighing 18 – 25 lbs. are lifted from 9-70 inches (stop stool available). Blowers weighing up to 30 lbs. are lifted from 27 inches and lowered to floor.

Frequent

Workers lift to 38 lbs. from a height between 6 and 60 inches and place on pallet at heights from 6 -60 inches.

Seldom/Rarely

Workers (2-person lift) lift 88 lbs. (Astra Unit) from height of 10 inches and place on wheeled cart at four inches (Workers can grasp unit at height of choice). Medial rolls weighing 70 lbs. (2-person lift) are lowered from 16 inches to floor. Cabinets weighing 97 lbs. are lowered (2-person) from height of 6 to 30 inches to the floor. Workers must lift to 50 lbs. and two-person lift of 85 lbs. to transport vice, 70 lbs. bag of scrap metal and 85 tool holders from floor to waist level.

Never

>50 lbs. (requires buddy lift)

Push/Pull

Constant

Molds are pushed/pulled with a force of 3-8 lbs. 18 inches.

Occasional

Workers push/pull pallet jacks with a force of up to 25 lbs. up to 200 feet to dumpster. Pushing empty pallets requires a force of 40 lbs. for up to 60 feet. A vertical pull of 25 lbs. is required for closing overhead door. Workers push/ pull with a force up to 30 lbs. with at height of 36 inches when transferring parts to the staging area.

Reach

Occasional

Workers must reach horizontally 33 inches at a height of 69 inches for labels. Tape gun and scissors require vertical reach of 59 -69 inches. Boxes are picked from staging at heights up to 70 inches (step stool available). Cabinets are wrapped at a height of 77 inches with bubble wrap (step stool available). A 27-inch horizontal reach at a height of 80 inches is required for bubble wrap.

Constant

Workers perform horizontal reaching up to 16 for work tasks in Labeling, HLD, Mold Center and QCO3.

Sit

Constant

Workers are required to sit up to constantly at workstation on stools or chairs with certain job tasks.

Stand

Constant

Workers may be required to stand to perform all tasks through the work shift. Workers stand on a concrete floor with the option to use anti fatigue mats in some locations.

Twist

Occasional

Workers twist while picking components for boxes in labeling, driving backwards on forklift, sweeping floors and wiping areas down.

Walk

Constant

Walking occurs in the facility on even concrete surfaces. Worker will walk between work areas, while transporting corrugate and moving pallets with pallet jacks. Worker will negotiate around tables and workstations. Worker also walks up to 100 yards from parking lot to their work area.

Steps

Occasional

Workers negotiate eight and ten inch steps on a stair step ladder to get corrugate or cases off second level of racks, when reaching for parts on top level of shelves in HLD and Molding. Workers negotiate 8-inch step when getting on/off forklift

Carry

Frequent

38 lbs. cases will be lifted from height of 6-61 inches and carried 5 feet.

Occasional

Mold Racks weighing 18-25 lbs. are carried 25 feet. 15 lbs. totes of finished products are carried 30 feet.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.