Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Read, interpret, and work from engineering drawings, blueprints, and specifications; ensure that parts meet dimensional, surface finish, tolerance, and metallurgical requirements.
• Set up, operate, and maintain machine shop equipment such as vertical/horizontal turret lathes, vertical turret lathes (42", 36"), radius drills, horizontal turret lathes (e.g. up to 24" OD × 120" long)
• Rough machine forgings to provide required dimensions / tolerances prior to final treatments (heat treat / finishing).
• Perform finishing machining operations: turning, boring, milling, grinding, drilling, facing; adjusting feeds and speeds to suit material (carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless, nickel base, etc.).
• Verify work via measuring instruments: micrometers, calipers, height gauges, indicators; maintain inspection records.
• Maintain and help set up jigs, fixtures, work holding devices; assist with tool selection and tool setup.
• Work with Maintenance / Tooling as needed to ensure machines are operating correctly; report or perform basic repairs or adjustments; maintain clean, safe, and well‐organized work area.
• Adhere to all safety rules and protective equipment requirements.

Qualifications & Skills

• High school diploma or GED; technical school or apprenticeship training in machining preferred.
• Prior experience as a machinist, ideally in forging / heavy metal / open die / ring forgings, or rough machining.
• Proficiency with manual and/or CNC‐assisted machine tools (lathe / turret lathe / milling etc.).
• Ability to read blueprints and understand GD&T (geometric dimensioning & tolerancing) desirable.
• Physical stamina (lifting, handling large parts, being on feet). Experience with cranes, hoists, rigging is a plus.

We are a family-owned and operated forging business in operation since the 1930s. We are ISO9001D certified.

Company Description

We are a family-owned and operated forging business in operation since the 1930s. We are ISO9001D certified.

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