Current jobs related to Machinist - Chester - Hawboldt Industries

**HAWBOLDT INDUSTRIES **is Canada’s leader in marine cranes, winches, and specialized lifting equipment. We support customers worldwide in the Ocean Science, Defense, Workboat, and Offshore Industries.

**We design it. We build it.**

Canadian owned, entrepreneurial, globally-recognized, and located in Chester, Nova Scotia. We want people who are hands-on and excited to make an impact on the company, and the industry.

We are looking for a **Machinist**.

**BY JOINING OUR TEAM AS A MACHINIST, YOU WILL**
- Gain experience in a medium sized company; a company who successfully competes with the large, multi-national corporations
- Enhance your machining skills through your involvement in fabricating a variety of custom engineered marine equipment
- Get valuable work experience and exposure to sales, engineering and manufacturing
- Witness and be hands-on with design/build/testing of our equipment
- Be entitled to a competitive wage, benefits, and pension plan
- Start overtime pay after 40 hours

***

This position is responsible for fabricating new and replacement parts for Hawboldts manufactured equipment. The position summary is to be used as a guideline only and may not incorporate all functions of the job.
- Operation of manual machine shop equipment including lathes, drill presses and milling machines
- Operation of CNC including lathe and vertical machine center horizontal boring mill
- Use precision inspection and measuring tools
- Perform minor machine maintenance

**ATTRIBUTES WE SEEK**
- Licensed Machinist or equivalent training/experience
- General understanding of conventional machining and CNC equipment; willingness to be placed in different aspects of machining environment
- Operate manual lathes, drill presses and CNC vertical machining center, Mazak turning center and Olympia boring mill, HAAS turning center
- Able to program using MasterCam System software
- Advanced in blue print reading
- Experience in troubleshooting and problem solving
- Possess clear written and verbal communication skills
- Work in a co-operative group atmosphere
- Have own basic machinist tools

**ARE YOU READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT?**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Chester, NS B0J 0A9: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- machinist: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person