MACHINIST at Amsted Rail in Petersburg, Virginia

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

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

• Read blueprints, sketches, or CAD and CAM files.


• Display a working knowledge of GD & T.


• Set up, operate and disassemble manual, automatic, and 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 gauges and measuring instruments to meet tolerance requirements.


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

QUALIFICATIONS

Completion of machinist apprenticeship program with a minimum of 5 years of machinist experience.  Journeyman certification is a plus.