Manual Turning Lathe Machinist: 2nd Shift in Long Beach, California at Tokai Carbon GS

2nd Shift (2:00p.m. – 10:30p.m.) Performs operations needed to manufacture complex components.

Essential Functions:

• Operate Small & Large Manual Turning Lathes to produce any given product to a customer’s specification on dimensions, functionality, quality, and delivery.
• Ability to perform manual measurements.
• Good communication skills and ability to work with supervisors, managers, and coworkers.
• Availability to work extra hours when required.
• Excellent blue-print reading skills.
• Good use of standard measurement tools.
• Ability and experience to operate various types of manual equipment.
• Abiding by all safety regulations and Company policies.
• Completing any given job at, or below, the estimated hours – including setup
• Effectively managing tooling including fixtures, inserts, holders, and specialized tooling.
• Keeping work area clean and organized.
• Minimizing scrap and/or rework.
• Maintaining the preventative maintenance of the lathes.
• Operate other manual equipment when the lathes are not needed.
• Blueprint Reading Skills.
• Able to use standard measuring equipment such as micrometers and comparators.
• Able to work to metric dimensions.
• Excellent math skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Good customer service skills.
• Maintain a through in-process inspection for all jobs.

• Minimum 5 years lathe experience.
• Blueprint reading skills.
• Able to set up and run concurrent jobs on multiple machines.
• Strong Shop math skills.
• Able to work to metric dimensions.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing principles and ISO quality systems.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education: Minimum of High School Diploma or equivalent. Minimum 2 years advanced education-in-trade