Job Summary: As a Machine Operator for H&S, you'll produce large industrial gears and gear parts while ensuring those products meet precise specifications using appropriate measurement tools and devices. This position is responsible for setting up and operating Boring Mills, Lathes, and Grinding Machines to machine industrial gearing parts to specific tolerances. The operator is responsible for operating controls, setting offsets, editing programs, some deburring, and performing self-inspection of parts in-process and upon completion for conformance to requirements. The Operator will also use large overhead cranes and other large equipment. Primary responsibilities: • Operate machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to produce metal parts. • Review electronic or written blueprints or specifications for a job. • Calculate where to cut or bore. • Shape steel, aluminum, titanium, plastic, silicon and other materials. • Determine how fast or slow work piece is fed into machine. • Determine how much material to remove. • Select tools and materials for the job. • Plan the sequence of cutting and finishing operations. • Mark the work piece to show where cuts should be made. • Position work piece on the drill press, lathe, or milling machine. • Monitor and control feed rate and speed. • Ensure work piece is properly lubricated and/or cooled. • Regulate temperature of work piece. • Detect problems by listening for specific sounds. • Adjust cutting speed to compensate for harmonic vibrations. • Monitor the accuracy of cuts. • Replace dull cutting tools. • Check accuracy of work against blueprints and specifications. • Produce large quantities of parts. • Determine how automated equipment will cut a part. • Determine cutting path. • Concert path, speed, and feed information into set of instructions for machine tool. • Use manual and computer-controlled machinery. Qualifications and Experience • Minimum of five years' experience using Boring Mills, Lathes, and Grinders, and proficiency with large-part machining and blueprint reading; with the understanding of geometric tolerancing and dimensioning. • Must be able to perform own setups, measure parts that consistently result in precision quality parts. • Large overhead crane experience and move large work pieces. • Strong shop mathematics (trigonometry) aptitude and the ability to use precision measuring instruments (calipers, mics and other gauges). • Must have the ability to use a feed and speed chart or calculator to determine appropriate feeds, speeds, and depths of cut. • Understanding of metal properties and appropriate cutting tools. • Positive attitude required; dependable, self-starter and the willingness to help others. • Ability to work in a large manufacturing environment and performs well with minimal supervision. • Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation.
See More Details >>SUMMARY OF POSITION We are looking for a Manual Machinist to join our team. In this position, you will help us create tools and other components using a variety of equipment, such as a lathe, a mill, a micrometer, and other measuring tools. Our ideal candidate has completed a training program through an industry apprenticeship or earned a machinist certificate from a vocational school and has at least one year of manufacturing experience. Prior roles as a lathe/Mill operator or in another manual machining position is a plus. Essential Job Functions: • Operates and maintains lathe and milling machines. • Reviews drawings, instructions, blueprints or samples to ensure accurate production. • Able to duplicate parts given by measuring and recreating. • Takes precise measurements for cutting or shaping. • Selects appropriate machine and settings for a given task. • Plans proper sequence of tasks to complete the assignment. • Monitors production, adjusting feeds, speeds, and other settings as necessary. • Checks work for quality assurance and documents inspection report. • Identifies need for and performs machine maintenance and minor repairs. • Maintains a safe and clean workstation. • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related tasks as needed. MINIMUM REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: • Advanced knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods, and procedures use in manufacturing and production of metal and polymer parts. • Skill in the operation of lathes, horizontal and vertical mills, and deburring • Skill in common hand and electric and pneumatic power tools, such as wrenches, grinder, die grinders, and overhead cranes. • Ability to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of • Ability to work • Ability to work overtime as • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, other departments and the public. ESSENTIAL MENTAL & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Use of hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. • The employee frequently is required to stand and talk or • The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell. • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. • The employee must recurrently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 If the employee is unable to lift and or move this weight and can be accommodated without causing the department/division an "undue hardship" then the employee will be accommodated. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works inside but may be occasionally in outside weather conditions. • The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration. • The employee occasionally works in high precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. • The noise level in the work environment is usually The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
See More Details >>CNC Programmer/Machinist Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing, LLC is committed to setting industry leading standards in all measures of business performance and customer service. We expect all our employees to exhibit the highest levels of personal integrity, teamwork, and appreciation for our diverse individual and company cultures. We believe in always treating people fairly, whether employee, supplier, or customer, while always looking for ways to improve our service and contribution to the communities in which we live and work. Metal service centers provide customers with readily available aluminum, stainless steel, and other metals inventory and processing. Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing focuses on meeting customer needs of available metals in the marine and related industries. We provide inventory management services, and value-added metals processing, such as: precision router cutting with our three onsite CNC routers, cutting to length, plasma cutting, precision sawing and shearing, and more, before distributing these products to manufacturers and other end-users. Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing is looking for a hardworking, dependable, and motivated individual to fill our CNC Programmer/Machinist. A programmer/machinist responsibilities setting up, writing new programs, editing programs, operating numerically controlled machines including lathes, mills, and drills. Pay for this position is dependent upon experience. Description: Set up, write new programs, edit programs, be able to operate numerically controlled machines including lathes, mills, and drills. • Follow written procedures and verbal instructions. • Ability to produce quality parts to within .003” when required. • Ability to work from drawings, DWG, DXF, SLD files etc. • Ability to recognize and understand the functions of machine parameters with the ability to modify as needed. • Knowledge of feeds and speeds and tooling for aluminum, carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium, etc. • Ability to self-inspect throughout the part as well as upon completion. • Ability to perform duties in accordance with company policies and procedures. • Keep machines and work area clean and maintained. Qualifications: • Highschool diploma or equivalent, Tech school, or actual work experience. • 2 years CNC programing and operating experience. • Basic problem-solving skills and detail oriented. • Team Player Pay and Schedule: • Competitive Pay based on experience. • Great benefits package - employee only medical, dental, vision, life insurance premium 100% covered by employer. • Work schedule is based on four 10-hour days. OT is available on certain projects. Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $27.00 per hour Expected hours: 40 per week Benefits: • 401(k) • 401(k) 4% Match • 401(k) matching • Dental insurance • Health insurance • Life insurance • Paid time off • Vision insurance Work Location: In person
See More Details >>Entering the machining trade in Slidell, LA, often begins with an apprenticeship, combining hands-on experience with classroom learning and allowing individuals to gain practical skills while earning a wage. Apprenticeships typically last four to five years, requiring extensive training under experienced professionals. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are approximately 288,789 machinists nationwide, with a median annual wage of $50,840. In Slidell, LA, machinists can expect to earn an average of $2,097 per month, with experienced professionals potentially earning over $4,444 per month. Trade schools, technical colleges, and organizations like the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) offer apprenticeship opportunities, leading to a rewarding career with strong earning potential.
