Manual Machinist Location: Sun Prairie, WI 1st Shift Monday – Friday Pay Range: $26 – $36 Under the supervision of the Service Manager, the Machinist sets up, adjusts, and operates a variety of departmental machinery to include horizontal and vertical mills, lathes, presses, and grinders to manufacture machine parts requiring very close tolerances. This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time. * Set up, adjust and operate machine tools with limited supervision. * Perform complex machine set ups and critical operations, subject to review.  * Program machines to perform machining work.  * Position and secure work piece in machine. * Position tools in relation to work piece. * Operate various hand tools, power hand tools, and manual machine tools to make finish adjustments to products. * Use a variety of precision measuring devices to set up and adjust work and verify conformance of work to specifications. * Examine and feel surface of work piece for defects. * Sharpen cutting tools as needed. * Troubleshoot operating, material and tooling problems. * Perform general preventive maintenance work on tools and equipment. * Guide assisting personnel on correct procedures. * Process all necessary documentation and paperwork for processes completed. * Provide basic assembly of mechanical & electrical components as required * Follow all clean up and housekeeping procedures. * Comply with all quality, safety and sanitation regulations. * Train other machinists on various machines. * Assist in the decision-making process of future machine and tooling purchases. * Maintenance and repair of machines. * Order shop supplies and material stock * Assist with quoting jobs * Ability to perform basic welding non certified 

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Required Education, Certifications & Experience * Requires education generally equivalent to an Associate’s Degree. * Requires one to three years of skilled trades training in machine tool operations plus one to two years related experience. * Requires mathematical skills that require the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform geometric algebraic and trigonometric calculations. * Must perform metric conversions. * Requires good oral and written communication skills to interact with employees. * Must be able to read and understand blueprints, specifications and routing. * Preferred areas include: * AWS welding certifications * Experience working in a production manufacturing environment