General Machinist

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 5 years or more
**Work setting**:

- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- General manufacturing
**Tasks**:

- Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, charts and tables
- Repair machine tools and parts
- Set up and adjust production machineries/tools
- Fit and assemble components and machine parts to close tolerance
- Maintain, repair and calibrate precision measuring instruments
- Document and report deviations from specifications and tolerances
- Maintain inspection records and complete inspection reports
- Verify dimensions of parts machined using precise measuring instruments (e.g., micrometers, calipers)
- Compute dimensions and tolerances and measure and lay out work pieces
- Verify dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Machinist Trade Certification
- Machinist Red Seal Endorsment
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
**Apprenticeship training**:

- Level three apprenticeship training
- Level four apprenticeship training
**Measuring tools**:

- Micrometers
- Callipers
- Gauges
- Verniers
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Boring machines
- Broaching machine
- Drill presses
- Engine lathes
- Honing machines
- Milling machines
- Sawing machine
- Tapping machines
- Tool grinders
- Universal grinders
**Security and safety**:

- Driving record check (abstract)
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Attention to detail
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:

- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Team player
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available