MACHINIST at Amsted Rail in Petersburg, Virginia

Job Description:

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

• Adhere to safety, ergonomics and environmental requirements defined by Amsted Rail; outlined by the Amsted Rail Health & Safety program.

• Read blueprints, sketches, or computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) files.

• Display a working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

• Set up, operate, and disassemble manual, automatic, and computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools.

• Align, secure, and adjust cutting tools and workpieces.

• Build fixtures for machining parts.

• Monitor the feed and speed of machines.

• Turn, mill, drill, shape, and grind machine parts to specifications and maintain tolerances.

• Use gages and measuring instruments to meet tolerance requirements.

• Measure, examine, and test completed products for defects.

• Smooth the surfaces of parts or products to specifications.

• Present finished workpieces to customers and make modifications, if needed.

• Perform other duties, as assigned by Line Lead or Supervisors.