Machinist

Job description

Description DIVISION : Horton, Inc. LOCATION : Britton, SD DEPARTMENT : Production STATUS : Non-Exempt ACCOUNTABLE TO : Area Manager (PGL/Lead) DIMENSIONS : This is the intermediate level of production machinist. Incumbents are accountable for efficient workflow and for quality and quantity of finished parts, routine machine maintenance and tooling conservation. Incumbents are expected to become capable of operating and setting up machines within the work cell over time, as directed by the area manager. SUMMARY STATEMENT: Sets up and operates machine tools within the work cell. Loads materials into machines and operates machine tools to produce finished parts that conform to proper dimensions, inspecting work and performing basic setting/adjusting of the machine to maintain products within specified tolerances. MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 1. Changes settings or programs and tooling inserts in order to achieve the proper dimensions of finished parts, assisting basic machinists with more complex or more difficult set-ups. 1.1 Obtains the correct program to control machine operations for the part being run on a CNC machine and loads it into the machine control center. 1.2 Using han...