Machinist

The role

The Machinist manufactures, repairs, rebuilds, and modifies precision equipment components. This role involves operating conventional and CNC machine tools using various materials.

What you will do

• Manufacture, repair, and rebuild mechanical components to precise specifications.
• Set up and operate conventional machine tools including lathes, boring mills, milling machines, grinders, shapers, planers, thread cutters, and radial drills.
• Program, set up, and operate CNC machinery.
• Proof initial parts and edit programs for optimization and efficiency.
• Select appropriate tooling, fixtures, attachments, coolants, and machine speeds.
• Maintain required dimensional tolerances through precise alignment, setup, and machining practices.
• Interpret blueprints, program readouts, technical directives, and work orders.
• Establish missing tolerances and determine machining sequences.
• Machine complex configurations and unusual surface geometries using improvised or customized setups.
• Perform in-process inspections using precision measuring instruments.

Required qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of conventional and CNC machine tools.
• Knowledge of machine tool attachments such as rotary vises, magnetic chucks, vertical milling heads, angular drive heads, taper attachments, and rotary tables.
• Knowledge of properties and machinability of various metals and synthetic materials.
• Knowledge of trade mathematics including plane geometry and trigonometric functions.
• Knowledge of applicable safety standards and shop procedures.
• Skill in setting up and operating a variety of machine tools.
• Skill in CNC programming, troubleshooting, and editing.
• Skill in interpreting blueprints and technical documentation.
• Skill in using precision measurement instruments including Vernier calipers, micrometers, height gauges, dial indicators, surface gauges, gauge blocks, and optical and mechanical comparators.
• Skill in using Go/No-Go gauges.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
• Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
• Retirement 401(k) with employer match
• Open leave policy and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transportation expense account
• Employee assistance program

About the company

The Copper River Family of Companies is a collection of entities owned by the Native Village of Eyak, a federally recognized Alaska Native Tribe. The companies support the Tribe to facilitate economic advancement and fund health and social services.