Milling Machine Machinist

Milling Machine Machinist (Palmdale, CA ) 14127
12 Month Contract

Pay Rate: Open W2

US Citizenship Required
Onsite only
WORK SHIFT: 4/10 3:00PM to 1:30AM

Responsibilities:
Sets up and operates plain or universal, horizontal, or vertical milling machines to perform machining operations such as compound angles and contours; boring compound angular holes; doing helical and spiral milling; serrating; and gear, spline, and keyway cutting to exacting tolerances. Selects, mounts, and aligns various specialized machine
attachments and standard or improvised tooling; plans sequence of operations, number of cuts required, and method of setup; determines, sets, and adjusts speeds, feeds, and depth of cut; interprets blueprints, sketches, and engineering specifications; uses a variety of machinist hand tools and precision measuring instruments; makes standard shop
computations; and measures, marks, and scribes dimensions and reference points to lay out stock for machining. May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures. Requires completion of a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience. Exclude general, all-around machinists and operators who do not perform own setups or determine sequence of operations.

Basic Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED is required
- US Citizenship
- 5 or more years of experience in the machining manufacturing industry

Preferred Qualifications:
- 6 or more years of experience in the machining manufacturing industry.
- Machine Tool Technology Certificate from educational institute or military.
- Experience in the use of various measuring instruments to include micrometers, bore gauges, calipers, comparators, or other instruments
- Demonstrated ability to work with limited guidance.
- Demonstrated written and oral communication skills. Experience using Microsoft Office applications, such as MS Excel, outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
- 3-4 axis machining programming using Master CAM
- Previous experience running lathes, mills, grinders, drills and other machining equipment
- Experience, setting-up and machining with CNC machinery
- Experience reading and interpreting drawings (GD&T), Schematics.