Brithinee Electric Job Description
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Job Title: Machinist B
Effective
Date: 7/22/99
Job Summary:
Remanufacture, rebuild or repair mechanical components of electric motors or
parts of motors using a variety of machines, presses, mills, and other equipment
under direct supervision.
Work Performed:
- Inspect parts
of motor and record and compare to tables of standards.
- Interpret simple
drawings of components
- Repair, rebuild,
or remanufacture part or motor utilizing appropriate machines or tools under
direct supervision
- Clean part/motor
and sign off as completed task
- May be assigned
to disassemble motor or part
- Assure proper
sizing of all components, subject to verification by supervisor
- Perform milling
operations such as drilling, tapping, boring, and conventional milling and
lathe work. Set up may be by supervisor.
- Balance mechanical
assemblies using dynamic balancing equipment under direct supervision to a
table of standards
- Machine threads
in shafts
- Maintain work
area in neat and clean condition as directed by supervisor
Education
Required:
- High School
diploma or GED. Vocational/trade school, military, or machine shop on-the-job
training
Training
Required:
Certification/Licensure:
Experience
Required:
- At least one
year as apprentice machinist
Knowledge
Required:
- Mechanical
principles
- Knowledge of
all shop equipment including balancer, cranes, forklift, drill press, bench
and hand press, mill, vertical and horizontal press, hand and power tools,
micrometer, lathe up to 17" swing, various measuring devices
Skills
Required:
- Use of mathematics
and algebra to solve problems
- Read and write
in English
- Read blueprints/drawings
- Able to read
micrometers in .0001" graduations
Job Analysis
Information
Input
• Read and
interpret schematic diagrams and blueprints/sketches.
• Read and interpret technical manuals.
• Read various measuring devices and instruments
• Interpret information from various senses, primarily visual but some
tactile
Mental
Processes
Decision Making
- Determine if
part is machined within specified limits
Reasoning
- Solve problems
involving mechanical principles
- Evaluate possible
solutions and present most appropriate solution to supervisor
Information Processing
- Read materials
of a technical nature
- Communicate
verbally with coworkers regarding planning and execution of work
- Compute distance
Vigilant/discriminating
Work Activities:
- Machining to
high levels of precision. High risk associated with use of moving equipment
and machinery
Work Output
- • Machined
parts to specific tolerances
Relationships
with Others
- Works primarily
alone but within team of other machinists to solve problems and plan work
activities
- Little customer
or public contact
Job Context
- Work conducted
in machinist shop environment, with areas that are clean and others that are
dusty and dirty
- Machines and
tools are close at hand
- Work completed
on scheduled basis
- Work in noisy
area, occasional use of earplugs
- Work with hazards
such as moving equipment and machines, fumes, shop dust, and metal chips
- Safety/protective
equipment sometimes required, including eye and ear protection, gloves
- Frequent use
of hand and power tools
- Frequent use
of drills, presses, cranes, mill, micrometer, balancer, lathes, forklift
- Considerable
physical activity including lifting, bending, stooping, reaching
- Excellent manual
dexterity required
- Each product
machined according to work order as essentially new product
- Usually complete
assignment prior to moving to next assignment, on occasion multiple projects
underway
Other Job
Characteristics
- Work regular
5-day week, 8 hour days; frequent overtime.
- Wear uniform
- Work is structured
via work orders; activities are highly prescribed
- Priorities
set by supervisor
- Hourly compensation
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