Machinist - 1st Shift
Machinist - 1st Shift
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Job Description
SUMMARY
The Machinist is responsible for operating machine tools to produce precision metal parts. This position is part of the Kollmorgen team in Radford VA. Kollmorgen is part of Regal Rexnord.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each of the following essential duties satisfactorily:
- Program CNC lathe and CNC milling machine to perform turning boring facing counterboring grooving drilling tapping and milling.
- Chasing threads to different class fits inside or outside diameters turn tapers to the degrees minutes and seconds.
- Perform all setups on machines some requiring the use of special fixtures and other improvised methods for holding and aligning work to avoid distortion of parts.
- Study sample parts blueprints drawings and engineering information to determine methods and sequences of operations needed to fabricate products and determine product dimensions and tolerances.
- Select recommend and advise type of tooling needed to perform machining operations.
- Check feeds and speeds necessary to machine parts maintain constant check to ensure adherence to close tolerance and co-related dimensions on shoulders diameters bore faces slot grooves and high degree of squareness concentricity and parallelism. Perform first-piece inspection.
- Sharpen and replace ordinary tooling and replace tooling that has become dull.
- Detect and report to coordinator any defective material or other unusual conditions.
- Coordinate with other machinists and supervisor.
- Work with QE and ME for product quality.
- Communicate with buyer/planner for material needed.
- Lubricate and clean equipment used.
- Keep work area orderly and observe prescribed safety rules at all times.
- Design fixtures tooling or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
- Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
- Evaluate experimental procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency and adaptability to setup and production.
Education and Experience Requirements
- Associates degree in Machine Technology or equivalent certification or experience preferred.
- Minimum of three years of progressively difficult machinist experience is preferred.
- Knowledge of machines and tools including their designs uses repair and maintenance.
- Knowledge of arithmetic algebra geometry statistics and their applications.
- Knowledge of design techniques tools and principles involved in production of precision technical plans blueprints drawings and models.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Requires the use of judgment to plan perform and make decisions as to the sequence of setups operations and processes within the limitations of recognized or standard methods.
- Critical thinking and complex problem solving skills to identify alternative and correct solutions.
- Self-motivated and capable of completing tasks without supervision and within time limits.
- Must be able to maintain very close tolerances (.0003 or better). Requires a very high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
Physical Demand and Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee with or without reasonable accommodation to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.
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Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a U.S. Person which includes U.S. citizens U.S. nationals U.S. permanent residents individuals granted asylum in the United States and refugees in the United States or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position
Benefits
- Medical Dental Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
- Spending accounts (HSA Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Paid Leaves
- Tuition Assistance
About Regal Rexnord
Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power transmit and control motion. The Companys electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Companys automation offering comprised of controls actuators drives and precision motors controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.
The Companys end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds and include factory automation food & beverage aerospace medical data center warehouse alternative energy residential and commercial buildings general industrial construction metals and mining and agriculture.
Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions Power Efficiency Solutions and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information including a copy of our Sustainability Report visit .
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex/gender sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy age ancestry national origin genetic information marital status citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract) disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds perspectives and skills. If youd like to view a copy of the companys affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement please email you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application please e-mail
Employment Type
Full-Time
