Machinist 2

Role Purpose

Key Accountabilities

• Job planning and priorities: review drawings, procedures, routing, and job requirements; coordinate priorities with the supervisor; and select an efficient machining and repair method.
• Machine setup and operation: independently set up and operate VTLs, HBMs, CNC turning centers, milling machines, and conventional lathes including alignment, workholding, datum setting, tooling, offsets, simulation, and controlled prove-out.
• CNC programming: create, input, edit, verify, prove out, and optimize programs for premium connections, API connections, and other assigned work.
• Troubleshooting: diagnose and correct machine, program, setup, chatter, vibration, tool-wear, dimensional-drift, and surface-finish issues.
• Precision machining: manufacture and restore components to specified dimensions, fits, concentricity, runout, surface finish, geometric tolerances, and workmanship standards.
• Pressure-control repair: disassemble, clean, inspect, measure, machine, lap, reface, repair, restore, replace, and reassemble valves, actuators, pressure-containing components, and sealing parts.
• Testing and inspection: perform dimensional checks and prepare and perform or support approved hydrostatic, pneumatic, shell, seat-leakage, operational, and functional tests.
• Performance and completion: meet approved utilization, productivity, efficiency, quality, routing-time, and manufacturer-standard requirements and complete inspection, test, and work-order records.
• Teamwork and communication: work independently or with team members, communicate professionally, provide technical guidance within own competence, and escalate issues.
• Equipment care and development: maintain machines, tooling, test equipment, housekeeping, and accurate handovers; keep product and technical knowledge current and attend required training.

Person Specifications

• Qualification: high school certificate with a recognized apprenticeship or vocational qualification in mechanical or production engineering, machining, CNC manufacturing, industrial maintenance, or a related discipline; a technical diploma is preferred.
• Experience: 4-6 years of hands-on machining, equipment repair, or maintenance experience including at least 2 years independently setting up, programming, proving out, and operating assigned CNC machine tools.
• Machine tools: demonstrated capability operating assigned VTLs, HBMs, CNC lathes or turning centers, milling machines, and conventional lathes.
• CNC programming: proven ability to create, input, edit, verify, and optimize programs and troubleshoot alarms, chatter, dimensional drift, tool wear, and surface-finish issues.
• Technical knowledge: understand engineering drawings, dimensions, tolerances, symbols, GD&T, machine capabilities, cutting tools and inserts, drilling, turning, threading, speeds and feeds, materials, fits, clearances, runout, and surface finishes.
• Pressure control: demonstrated experience inspecting, measuring, machining, lapping, refacing, repairing, assembling, and supporting authorized testing of valves, actuators, pressure-containing components, and sealing parts.
• Inspection and testing: competent with precision measuring equipment and experienced in hydrostatic, pneumatic, shell, seat-leakage, operational, and functional tests.
• Quality and HSE: working knowledge of inspection records, work-order routing, program control, traceability, nonconformance escalation, workshop safety, machine guarding, lockout/tagout, lifting, stored energy, and pressure-test zones.
• Capabilities: able to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively with others; strong mechanical aptitude, troubleshooting, attention to detail, initiative, technical communication, English comprehension, and documentation skills.
• Preferred: CNC programming, OEM control, API or premium-connection machining, pressure-testing, valve-repair, lifting and rigging, or relevant trade certification.