CNC Lathe Machinist

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $17.00 - $27.00 per hour

Spindletop Machine Works & Technology is seeking an experienced machinist to join our manufacturing team. Machinists are responsible for working in a cohesive team environment to ensure all production goals are in compliance with customer requirements. Machinists ensure that assigned jobs are completed safely and in a timely basis to meet production & quality requirements.

Qualifications

- Minimum five (5) years in a machining environment

- Experience must be with CNC machines (Mills & Lathes)

- Proficient in the use of quality control measuring devices (micrometers, gauges, indicators, scales calipers, etc.)

- Frequent exposure to airborne dust, fumes, and gases

- Wear PPE for head, hands

- Climb stairs/ladders, stand, balance, stoop, squat, reach, and lift/carry objects

- Twist, sit with back supported, head forward/flexed, head tilted/rotated

- Work with arms extended below the waist, unsupported, elbows flexed, wrist supported and unsupported

- Operate a motor vehicle

- Lift minimum of 50 pounds

- Standing and walking

Responsibilities

- The primary responsibility of this position is to set up and operate production machines such as lathes, mills, grinders, saws

- Machine materials to drawing specifications

- Reads and interprets drawings and specifications, to include Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), as required

- Perform in process inspections where required

- Study sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work piece, sequence of operations, and setup requirements

- Measures, mark, and scribe dimensions and reference points on material or work piece as guides for subsequent machining

- Select, align, and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines such as mills and lathes

- Calculate and set controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, and depth and angle of cut, or enters commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine control media

- Start and observe machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, and adjust machine controls

- Set up and operate machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data

- Develop specifications from general description and draws sketches of part or product to be fabricated

Benefits

Employee benefits include paid vacation days, holiday pay after 90 days, and bonuses.

Schedule:

- 9 hour shift (6:00 am-3:30 pm)

- Monday to Friday

- Weekend availability (Some Saturdays 6:00 am-12 pm

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Houston, TX 77065: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

- Machining: 5 years (Required)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $27.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 50 per week

Benefits:

- Health insurance

- Paid time off

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person