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Manual Machinist

Houston, TX 77082

Posted: 02/05/2025 Employment Type: Contract Industry: Industrial- Skilled Job Number: 42725045 Pay Rate: $60,000 / year

Job Description

Manual Machinist

Job Responsibilities

  • Rough and finish machine a wide variety of rotating equipment components and can, under minimal supervision effectively complete intricate and difficult jobs, requiring separate machining to many co-related dimensions in diameters, faces, slots, and grooves with demand for concentricity, parallelism, squareness, roundness, and surface finish.
  • Perform assigned duties with limited assistance or direct supervision. Consistently meets or exceeds company or industry standards for quality of work and manufacturing times established for this position.
  • With limited assistance and supervision sets up and operates conventional and special-purpose machines and machining centers to manufacture metallic and non-metallic parts applying knowledge of machine shop theory and procedures, handbook formulas, shop mathematics (trigonometry, geometry, algebra), machinability of materials, and layout techniques.
  • Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished part, sequence of operations, and setup requirements.
  • Measures, marks, and scribes dimensions and reference points on material or work piece as guides for subsequent machining.
  • Can select, align, and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines, such as mills, lathes, jig borers, grinders, and shapers, using commercially available tooling and products whenever possible.
  • Willingly shares information and knowledge with superiors, peers and other team members.
  • Calculates and sets 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 readouts.
  • Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, and notifies appropriate individuals as required.
  • Verifies conformance of finished work piece to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
  • Can operate, set up and machine with portable machining equipment in shop and onsite with minimal guidance. (Boring bars, Knee mills, Master mills, Flange facers, Rotor Turning devices and Portable Precision Grinding equipment)
  • Perform assigned duties with limited assistance and minor supervision. Consistently meet or exceed company or industry standards for quality of work and manufacturing times established for this position.
  • Perform follow-up operations, such as deburring, polishing, grinding, and threading.
  • Perform and document in-process QA inspections. (Follow Route Tag instructions)
  • Perform regular maintenance. (monitor oil reservoir, coolant levels and fill as needed)
  • Confers with co-workers to resolve machining problems or to develop process improvements.
  • Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
  • Keeps workstation clean and organized.
  • Follows all established safety procedures and practices.
  • Occasional travel is required to customer site or other EthosEnergy facilities.

Required Skills / Knowledge
Desired:
  • Manual and CNC Programmer/Operator
  • Read drawings and Blueprints
  • Operate horizontal mill, vertical turret lathe, large and small lathes, knee mills, post mills, and drill press
  • Hold tolerance of .0005" or better.
  • Confidently use a variety of common micrometers large and small

Experience
  • Minimum of 3+ years of Manual Machining experience

Education Requirements
  • High School Diploma / GED
  • Preference given to those with a Machinist degree from trade school plus a minimum of 3+ years of Manual Machining experience

Physical Requirements
  • Frequently required to push, pull and lift up to 75 lbs.

Meet Your Recruiter

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Doris Breaux
Industrial Recruiting Manager

Hi, I'm Doris proudly serving TPI Staffing Since 2015! 

 

With over a decade of successful experience in the staffing industry, Doris manages an experienced team of Industrial Recruiters. During her tenure she has earned several internal awards including Top Temporary Recruiter. She brings to TPI Staffing the ability to strategically partner with our clients and hiring managers to identify your skilled/craft needs.

 

Located at our Corporate/Cypress Office 21840 Northwest Freeway, Ste. E, Cypress, TX 77429 open Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Email me with your Name and updated resume after you have applied.



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