Job Description
Job Overview
- We are seeking a skilled and experienced Machinist to join our team.
- The roles requires operating various machine tools and equipment to produce precision parts and tools.
- Also machine operations and maintenance techniques, as well as adept at interpreting blueprints and schematics.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure that the lath, milling machine and drill press is clean and in a good working order, electrical and mechanical.
- Ensure that the Lathe, milling machine and drill press is regularly lubricated.
- Ensure that all machining tools provided, drills bits, cutting bits, collars, boring bars are in a good state ready to be used.
- Must be able to read technical drawings.
- Must be able to make correct use of supplied measuring instruments, Ferrier’s, Dial gauge, Micrometers in order to fabricate required parts.
- Ensure that the cutting fluid of the lath, milling machine and drill press is regularly.
- Regularly give feedback to the technical manager on the condition of machine tooling
- Measurement of Press plates in the workshop to determine if the press plates need to be machined back to minimum and maximum specifications as per the drawing.
- Machining of press plates back to the required dimensions
- Cleaning and kitting of press plates after tolerances have been checked or reworked.
- Fabrication of shafts, bushing, and parts using the lath, milling machine, and drill press.
- Accurate measurement and machining of parts that need to be made in-house
- Ensure that best environmental practice is observed after job completion.
- Ability to work with the maintenance and breakdown teams to reduce downtime.
- Ability to work on flexible timing (weekend if needed) to ensure that broken-down machines are fixed. (manufactured and fitted)
- Report all machine functionality to the Technical Manager where resources are needed.
Requirements
- Qualification: OND / HND / B.Sc Degree in Metal Construction and Fabrications
- Experience: 5 years and above
- Gender: Male preferably
- Age: Not more than 45 years.
Abilities / Requirements:
- Set up, operate, and maintain machine tools.
- Review blueprints, drawings to understand requirements
- Measure and mark raw materials.
- Program mills, drills, and lathes.
- Inspect and test finished products.
- Maintain equipment.
- Maintain production and quality logs.