Manual Machinist in Calera, Oklahoma at Gas Turbine Applications LLC

About the Role

Gas Turbine Applications (GTA) is looking for a true manual machinist — someone who learned the trade on engine lathes, mills, and grinders, not just CNC screens. This is a hands-on job-shop role supporting industrial gas turbine repair and overhaul.

If you take pride in holding tolerances, figuring problems out, and making parts the right way, we want to meet you.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform manual machining on lathes, mills, grinders, and related support equipment.
• Repair and modify turbine components and rotating-equipment parts during rebuilds.
• Work from prints, worn parts, or reverse-engineered measurements as the job requires.
• Hold tight tolerances without relying on automation or fixturing.
• Support shop operations with one-off, short-run, and prototype work.
• Document work performed and measurements taken per shop quality standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on manual machining experience (engine lathe, manual mill, surface / cylindrical grinder).
• Comfortable on legacy equipment; CNC experience is a plus but not a substitute.
• Ability to read mechanical prints and use precision measuring tools (mics, bore gauges, indicators).
• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to solve problems independently.
• High standard of workmanship and attention to detail.

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Experience in a gas turbine, aerospace, or rotating-equipment repair environment.
• Exposure to rotor work, balancing, or runouts.
• Prior job-shop or short-run production experience.