CNC Mill/Turning Machine Operator at BWX Technologies

What we offer:

• Payrate: $35.70/hour
• Shift Premiums: 2nd shift = $0.90, 3rd shift = $0.80
• Unionized facility with 180-day probationary period
• Day 1 Medical & Dental benefits, Vision offered after 180-day of employment
• 401k Company Match
• Time Off:
  • Five (5) unpaid sick days offered date of hire
  • Three (3) paid sick days offered after 180-day of employment
  • Two (2) weeks’ paid vacation offered after eight months of employment (prorated)
  • Eleven (11) paid holidays after 90 days of employment
• Active employee life insurance with supplemental opportunities
• Safety glasses and boot reimbursements offered

Our CNC Mill/Turn Machine Operator will:

• Setup and operate multiple machines.
• Verify and inspect all features using appropriate inspection methods.
• Read and interpret blueprints, operating sheets, sketches, and related technical data to determine tooling requirements, setup procedures, control settings, and machining methods and sequences.
• Mount, align and secure tooling, attachments, and work piece on machine.
• Select and install cutting tools in machine.
• Enter commands to retrieve preprogrammed instructions from database.
• Calculate and set machine controls to position spindle in relationship to work piece and to regulate factors such as cutting depth, speed, feed, and coolant flow.
• Input, either through automatic download or manually, all SPC information as defined by the engineering community to establish and maintain process controls.
• Start machine and monitor displays and machine operation to detect malfunctions or deviations.
• Stop machine to change cutting tools and setup according to required machining sequence or to measure parts for conformance to blueprint specifications.
• Enter commands or manually adjust machine controls to correct malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining.
• Operate machine manually to perform non automated functions and when automatic programming is faulty or machine malfunctions.
• Discuss control media errors with supervisor or programming personnel to resolve problems.
• Clean machine, tools, and parts.
• Perform machine maintenance, housekeeping and other duties as assigned by supervision.
• Perform grinding function as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalency
• Two (2) years' experience setting up and operating CNC Milling and Turning Centers
• Demonstrated CNC control abilities, including editing speeds, feeds, tool offsets, and fixture offsets on both milling and turning centers
• Demonstrated above average CNC milling abilities on a test piece.
• Experience reading and interpreting geometric tolerancing per ANSI Y14.5
• Demonstrated experience using various measuring instruments, including dial bore gages, indicator snap gages, verniers, and .0001 micrometers.
• Possess skills necessary to maintain accurate documentation and the ability to follow complicated procedures and document accordingly.
• Own applicable personal tools.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk to hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Headquartered in Lynchburg, VA., BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) is a leading supplier of nuclear components and fuel to the U.S. government; provides technical, management and site services to support governments in the operation of complex facilities and environmental remediation activities; and supplies precision manufactured components and services for the commercial nuclear power industry. BWXT has more than 5,200 employees and significant operations in Lynchburg, VA.; Erwin, TN.; Mount Vernon, IN.; Euclid, OH; Barberton, OH; and Cambridge, Ontario, as well as more than a dozen U.S. Department of Energy sites around the country. Follow us on Twitter @BWXTech and learn more at www.bwxt.com.

At BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), we are People Strong, Innovation Driven. Headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia, BWXT is a Fortune 1000 and Defense News Top 100 manufacturing and engineering innovator that provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for global security, clean energy, environmental restoration, nuclear medicine and space exploration. With approximately 6,700 employees, BWXT has 14 major operating sites in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. We are the sole manufacturer of naval nuclear reactors for U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers. Our company supplies precision manufactured components, services and fuel for the commercial nuclear power industry across four continents. Our joint ventures provide environmental restoration and nuclear operations management at more than a dozen U.S. Department of Energy and NASA facilities. BWXT’s technology is driving advances in medical radioisotope production in North America and microreactors for various defense and space applications. Follow us on Twitter at @BWXT and learn more at www.bwxt.com.