Sterling Personnel, Inc is recruiting for a Machinist for our client, a manufacturing company, located in the Corpus Christi, TX area. This position will be responsible for drilling flanges, tube sheets and baffles used in fabrication and/or repair of shell and tube sheet exchangers. This is a full time, temp-to-hire position with an expected schedule of Monday through Friday from 8:00AM – 5:00PM.
The ideal candidate for this position has experience in a job shop environment and experience with machinist scales. They will also have working knowledge of raw material, and know the difference between stainless, steel, carbon duplex, etc.
Machinist Responsibilities:
- Sets up job(s) to be drilled.
- Keep log of time spent on jobs.
- Operates manual vertical boring mill, lathe, drill press and milling machines.
- Creates ring grooves and reams holes.
- Check hole dimensions as required.
- Sharpens drill bits, removes shavings as needed, refills coolant tank as needed.
- Performs assigned tasks in a safe manner, avoiding all unsafe practices.
- Performs internal quality control of drilling procedures and associated record-keeping and documentation.
- Sets up and perform jobs based on established shop procedures.
- Assist in Tool Room as well as Shipping & Receiving as necessary and performing associated record keeping.
- Will set up and build required machine tooling to complete the job.
- Maintain work area in a clean and orderly environment.
- Other duties as assigned by supervision.
Machinist Requirements:
- H.S. diploma or equivalent
- VMC (vertical machining center) or bride mill experience preferred.
- Basic math skills
- Read and interpret drawing and measuring devices.
- Required tools - Steel tape, center punch, hammer, 12” scale, 0-1 micrometer, 6” dividers, square and center head, 12” adjustable wrench, telescoping gauges, hex key wrenches, trammel points, toolbox.
- Optional Tools- Micrometer (0-1 & 1-2), Inside micrometers up to 6", 24"-36" scale
