Journeyman Machinist

Location: San Jose, CA

Duration: 6 months+

Schedule: M-F, 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Pay range: $35-45/hour

Our client, a Silicon Valley aerospace manufacturer, is hiring a Journeyman Machinist to set up, program, and, operate CNC and manual machines to fabricate high-precision spacecraft hardware.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Work on complex assignments that include operating CNC and Manual machines producing highly precision parts.
• Use judgment and initiative in resolving problems and making recommendations.
• Design and fabricate fixtures and grind special purpose tooling.
• Perform layout, set up, program, operate and make tool adjustments for a variety of conventional or computer numerical control machine (CNC).
• Work from engineering drawings, process sheets and sketches to produce cutting and shaping of material to precision dimensions.
• Check and inspect machining operations against specified tolerances.
• Perform quality inspections on completed work.
• Adhere to safe work procedures.

Required Education, Experience & Technical Competencies:

• High School plus 4 years Formal Apprenticeship certificate or equivalent.
• Minimum 4 years of machining experience, including manual mill/lathe, CNC Mill/Lathe
• Machine shop experience utilizing complicated drawings and specifications as well as the use of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of higher mathematics involved in the application of engineering principles.