Division/Department: Airborne

Location: Redlands, Ca.

Job title:     Lead Machinist

Salary Ranges:  $30 – 40K

Reports to:  Mike Svecz  Title:  Program  Manager, ATACS

Travel: Minimal 

Type of position:
ý Full-time
o Part-time
o Contractor
o Intern

Hours:
40/week
ý Exempt
o Nonexempt

• General Description: 
  
  Perform skilled CNC Machining work in the fabrication, assembly, maintenance, and repair of a variety of metal parts and tools. Must employ a high degree of accuracy and precision in performing work according to instructions and specifications. Assignments are received in the form of oral instructions, penciled layouts, blueprints, sketches, and by reference to discrepant parts. Work methods and procedures are determined by the employee, but the work is subject to quality audit and inspection during process and upon completion for conformity with the requirements.
  
   EXAMPLES OF TASKS - (This list contains tasks that are typically associated with the job. It is not all-inclusive and may vary from position to position)

  • builds, fabricates, or repairs aerospace components, equipment, and/or miscellaneous articles from verbal instructions, blueprints and/or working drawings

  • modifies and adjusts metal parts for special projects.

  •  fabricates, maintains, and repairs metal objects through the operation of lathes, milling machines, drill presses, hydraulic presses, and similar equipment;

  •  measures work carefully by using precision tools such as a micrometer, height gage, bore gage, and etc.

  •  uses, adjusts, cleans, and stores the tools, machinery, and equipment of the machinist's trade;

  • demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, maintain tool crib, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.

  • principles, theories, and practices of metal properties and their tool penetration

  • help determine cost effective methods of correcting discrepant parts

  • run Fadal or other like CNC Mills

Work experience requirements:

• visualize parts or equipment that need to be made from rough sketches and oral instructions.

• use graphic instructions such as blueprints, sketches, models, or other visual aids.

• operate applicable specialized equipment

•  work independently with little or no supervision

• operate applicable safety equipment

• maintain and/or repair tools and equipment

• follow written and/or oral instructions

• read and interpret aerospace drawings / blueprints

•  use and maintain a variety of hand tools

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:

GibbsCam 7.7
Surfcam Cad/Cam System
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word

Education Requirements:
One year of experience as a skilled CNC machinist and completion of a recognized machinist apprenticeship program, and three years of experience as a skilled manual machinist. Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted

Security:
Applicants must meet eligibility requirements to obtain a U.S. DoD classified (SECRET) security clearance.