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MEDECO SECURITY LOCK Machinist in SALEM, Virginia
Position Summary: Assemble, arrange, and maintain production machines. Duties/Responsibilities:
- Sets up production machines following prints and specifications. Assigned machines may include lathes, grinders, mills, and similar equipment.
- Chooses, aligns, and securely attaches holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and other materials on machines.
- Perform machine changeovers and adjustments in an accurate, timely manner on all machines
- Study blueprint, layout or chart to visualize work sequence of operations, dimensions and tooling instructions
- Applies knowledge of mathematics and instruments to calculate dimensions and tolerances.
- Identifies malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining; adjusts controls of machine to correct errors. Troubleshoot machine/set up issues and correct as able.
- Inspects and measures completed production units to identify defects caused by machine setup.
- Starts or restarts equipment after power outages or interruptions.
- Maintains a safe and orderly production area.
- Train others as required.
- Actively involved in continuous improvement, kaizen, quality, cycle time reduction.
- Perform responsibilities in accordance with all company standards, policies and procedures.
- Any other duties as required.