Senior Machinist

At Greene, Tweed, you'll find the cutting-edge technology, world-class polymer expertise and endless advancement opportunities you'd expect from a multi-national industry leader. You'll find them all in an environment that embraces diversity in people and opinions, moves decision making to the point of impact, and celebrates your success.

If you enjoy continuous learning and are excited about working with and creating technological solutions, explore career opportunities with Greene, Tweed.

Job summary: Operate one or more CNC or manual machines to fabricate production parts to print specifications and quality standards in accordance with company schedules, policies and procedures.  Performs other duties, incidental to the job as assigned. Requires a thorough understanding of all company safety policies and objectives and the ability to properly use existing equipment, i.e., milling machines, lathes, grinders, drill. Ability to troubleshoot drawings, machining tooling, etc. 

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Works from drawings, sketches and specifications in completing various machining operations.
Performs machine set ups to obtain close tolerances, fitting and alignment of machined parts.
Obtains required inspections on first pieces of a run according to prescribed procedure and performs inspections on work-in-progress using a wide variety of measuring devices.
Completes and maintains all necessary records of time, part counts, first piece inspections, requisition forms, etc. for each job. Maintains work area in a clean, safe, and orderly fashion and conforms to all quality procedures and standards. Responsible for performing routine preventative maintenance of machines according to PM schedule. Responsible for operating machinery/equipment in a safe. Assists in the training of other machinists as requested.
Responsible for making jigs, fixtures or other specialized non-production devices as qualified and assigned.
Responsible for acquiring raw material, supplies, tools, etc. when necessary.
Performs first piece inspections on basic product for other machinists, as qualified and assigned.
Responsible for grinding tools when necessary.
Responsible for trouble shooting drawings, machining, tooling, programming, material, etc. and making competent decisions pertaining to job at hand.
Responsible for training other machinist as required.
Responsible for utilizing Geometric Dimension & Tolerance as called out on print.
Responsible for giving feedback on trends and recommending process improvements.
  

Required Minimum Qualifications


Education/Certifications: High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience
Skills and Experience: 
10 +years of trade school apprenticeship or equivalent shop experience required
Skilled in working within close tolerances and have the ability to use various types of precision measuring devices
Must have the ability to perform general shop mathematics. 
Must be competent in use of GD&T
Experience with engineered plastics strongly preferred

Job Environment:

Physical Requirements:          
            Standing                                   Frequently (46-100%)
            Sitting                                      Occasionally (16-45%)
            Lifting                                      Up to 25lbs without assistance
            Carrying                                   Up to 25lbs without assistance
            Walking                                   Occasionally (16-45%)
            Hearing                                     Ability to detect noises with or without corrective device(s)
            Vision                                      Clarity of vision, with or without corrective lenses

Mental Requirements:            
            Problem Solving                       Frequently (46-100%)
            Making Decisions                     Ability to make decisions that have a moderate impact
            Supervise                                  Rarely (0-15%)
            Interpret Data                           Frequently (46-100%)
            Organize                                   Occasionally (16-45%)
            Read/Write                               Frequently (46-100%)
            Communication