Machine Shop Job Description

Machine Shop Job Description

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Machine shop provides input to the Tooling Department Supervisor (as requested) on performance evaluations for shop personnel.

Machine Shop Duties & Responsibilities

To write an effective machine shop job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included machine shop job description templates that you can modify and use.

Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Precise machining for aluminum and steel components
Inspect parts for compliance to specifications using micrometers, height gages, calipers, plug gages, feeler gages
Performs a variety of assembly or production duties with minimal supervision
Sets up and operates CNC, NC, lathes and semi automatic
Work involves frequent lifting of materials up to 50 pounds
Operates bridge crane/fork lift/pallet jack to bring fans to work station and/or testing area
CNC machine programming, Fannuc
Tooling control and management for machine shop
Problem solving and trouble shooting at line
Handling the shift individually

Machine Shop Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Machine Shop

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, FAA, CPM, NDT, GED, GD, ITT, ISO, CNC

Education for Machine Shop

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the machine shop job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Education, Technical, Manufacturing, Associates, Business, Technology, Design, Mechanical Engineering, Management

Skills for Machine Shop

Desired skills for machine shop include:

Production planning
Scheduling of workload
Tooling requirements and machine maintenance to ensure a smooth flow of work through the departments
Machining
Calipers
Basic mechanical principles and shop mathematics
Processes
Setups
Tooling applications
Involving shop personnel

Desired experience for machine shop includes:

Associate’s degree in Engineering or related discipline
3+ years’ Experience leading within a CNC-heavy machine shop environment highly preferred
3+ years’ experience utilizing Enterprise resource planning ERP software (SAP)
Experience designing parts using CAD software (Pro-E, AutoCAD)
Associates degree in related field, and 8 - 10 years’ experience in multi-spindle screw machine operations production or process operations
Vocational education (High School, Degree or other appropriate training, commercial or shop training

Machine Shop Examples

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Machine Shop Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of machine shop. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for machine shop
  • Ensuring that a preventive maintenance program and warehouse functions comply with all regulatory agencies
  • Plan, organize and direct all production activities
  • Initiate plan and process which determines, clarifies and exceeds production goals
  • Create production schedule and workflow duty assignments
  • Recruit, hire, orient/train and retain production front-line supervisors and employees
  • Lead an ongoing world-class production orientation program
  • Strive to continually improve manpower utilization to align with production process in order to positively impact revenue
  • Supervise the receipt of incoming material shipments, verify that appropriate receipt and quality control inspections are completed in a timely manner and that appropriate transactions are made to complete the receiving process
  • Ensure that materials in the warehouse are stored properly, inspected and cared for through accepted material handling and warehousing principles
  • Supervise staging of materials to support timely delivery of materials, prepare shipments of items as required and prepare materials for processing to scrap
Qualifications for machine shop
  • 2+ years Lean manufacturing – lead time reduce / metric ownership
  • Knowledge of CNC set up and operation
  • Apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions
  • Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical, or diagrammatic form
  • A resume must be submitted to be considered for this position
  • Candidate must be a craftsman with an extensive machinist background
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Machine Shop Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of machine shop. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for machine shop
  • Develop, implement and execute production tracking and quality control systems to analyze production quality control and capacity utilization
  • Continually strive to improve workplace safety awareness and achieve an injury-free work environment
  • Maintain individual knowledge/skill and experience as required to ensure optimal production acumen
  • Resolve, analyze and solve manufacturing discrepancies, while interfacing with the quality team (resolving issues for design, fabrication, and assembly)
  • Sets up and operates various shop machinery and production equipment to produce steel pipes
  • Inspects machined steel pipes
  • Must work within safety and quality standards
  • Must be able to stand to long periods of time
  • Programs, operates, and tends mills, lathes and turning machines
  • Reviews specifications to determine setup procedure, machine sequence and dimensions
Qualifications for machine shop
  • He/she must also be willing to upgrade their knowledge and skills as new technology and maintenance methods are introduced, which may include attendance at training schools
  • Experienced in manually operating lathes, mills, and keyseaters
  • CNC knowledge not required
  • Currently enrolled in a certificate program, apprenticeship program, or Associate degree program in an industrial trade or engineering program
  • Basic understanding of tool room machinery (grinders, CNC, lathes, mills, etc)
  • Basic understanding of gauges to ensure proper product tolerances
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Machine Shop Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a machine shop. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for machine shop
  • Uses micrometers, calipers, and other gauges required to inspect product
  • Confirms conformance and quality of finished work produced by all Machine Operators
  • Calculates cycle times
  • Initiates machine adjustments to ensure quality product
  • Inspects product and documents data as required
  • Creates and maintains accurate data for company organizational records
  • Supervises, leads and motivates team members
  • Reviews production reports and back-orders and adjusts schedule to meet production goals and deadlines
  • Keeps department organized and work areas clean
  • Performs other warehouse/machine shop duties as assigned
Qualifications for machine shop
  • Ability to organize and prioritize work tasks is a must
  • 1+ year(s) of experience in an automotive, aerospace or medical manufacturing environment (OR equivalent internship experience)
  • Experience with multi-axis milling and turning technology
  • 1-3 years Jorns or similar press experience required
  • Must be able to work scheduled hours including overtime
  • Fabricate prototype components, fixtures, tooling and equipment
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Machine Shop Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a machine shop. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for machine shop
  • Perform routine maintenance by inspecting oil and coolant levels
  • Maintain and appropriately manage an inventory of common replacement parts notifiyingsupervision as necessary to forecast and replace as needed
  • Enter maintenance activities in appropriate log books
  • Maintain machines, machine pallets, tool carousels, and surrounding areas in a clean and orderly manner
  • Applying standard planning tools (Excel, Maximo), work standards and scheduling techniques and methods
  • Provide long range backlog and scheduling
  • Initiating and participating in cost studies and equipment recommendations, manufacturing cost control and reduction
  • Coordinates and oversees work management activities
  • Maintaining and updating work management system and related records and reports
  • Scheduling preparing, plans, review, and analyze work order requests and projects
Qualifications for machine shop
  • Coordinate machine shop activities, set priorities and track progress
  • Basic understanding of equipment
  • Must be physically capable of performing manual labor tasks (Lift 50 lbs
  • 1-3 yrs Jorns or similar press experience required
  • Ability to effectively communicate, understand and follow all verbal and written instructions
  • Must be proficient in computer skills to access production information as required
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Machine Shop Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of machine shop. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for machine shop
  • Preparing work orders
  • Set-up, operate, and maintain equipment related to framing squares including the 1000-ton press, coil line, finishing room, and Somaca
  • Make professional and lasting modifications and repairs to existing equipment
  • Responsible for cosmetic criteria as specified and communicating criteria to employees
  • Relay pertinent product and quality related information to Operators, Inspectors, Supervisors, and peers, in both written and verbal forms
  • Assist Assembler A with on-the-job and new hire training, providing instruction where necessary
  • Documentation of production, maintenance, and QC audits performed
  • Organizing and maintaining the order and cleanliness of equipment, storage areas and the Vial Department as a whole
  • Other duties and projects, as required by production and business need
  • Assist with racking removal and hanging
Qualifications for machine shop
  • Must have experience in MS Excel and MS Word
  • Minimum of 1 year of work experience in manufacturing is required
  • Familiar with mechanical and electro-mechanical device or system
  • Must have experience working in a manufacturing/production environment
  • Experience operating CNC, NC, lathes and semi-automatic machinery preferred
  • Experience verifying completed work with the tolerance limits stated in the specifications preferred

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