Manual Machinist II

Date: Jul 8, 2026

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90220

Company: Chart Industries

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

At Chart, we design and build some of the world’s most advanced cryogenic equipment—that’s how our “Cooler By Design®” tagline was born. But it’s not just our technology that’s cool. It’s our people. We solve complex problems as a team, making us truly Cooler Together. And with the addition of Howden to the Chart family, we’re Stronger Together, too.  Our customers don’t simply bring us equipment specs—they bring us challenges. That’s where you come in. From concept and design to installation and commissioning, you’ll help create solutions that support a wide range of industries and applications.

  • Launching rockets into space
  • Delivering Nexus of Clean™ solutions for clean water, clean power, clean food, and clean industrials
  • Powering the carbonation in your favorite fast-food beverage
  • Making nitro coffee and even nitro ice cream possible

Want to see our impact in action? Explore Chart City: https://chartcity.chartindustries.com/.  We’re looking for bright, driven talent excited to build a career in an evolving, high‑growth industry. Along with competitive compensation and meaningful work, Chart offers development programs designed to grow future leaders. That could be you. If you’re passionate about design engineering and think a career at Chart sounds pretty cool, let’s talk.

We are currently seeking a Manual Machinist II in the US to join our dynamic and fast-paced environment in the Aftermarket CPI business. In this role you will be responsible for working on compressor repair parts.

What Will You Do?

  • Must be self-motivated and open minded to lean our machining and safety procedures
  • Efficiently, carefully, and accurately sets-up and operates manual mills and lathes and has lengthy experience using a horizontal boring mill on a wide variety of diversified work
  • Lays out work and produce quality parts 
  • Deciphers sketches, blueprints, and engineering details
  • Provides assistance in establishing set up and layout methods, order of operations, and application of required parts and materials
  • Carries a job through from raw materials to the finished products from drawings, sketches, samples or verbal instruction.
  • Sharpens, reworks, resets and repairs cutting tools
  • Inspects and checks parts being produced
  • Maintains accurate production records and job history
  • Performs minor machine maintenance activities. Assists in setting up complex machines and stacking, marking, packing and transporting of finished products. Works at different work stations as per production requirements.
  • Keeps a clean and orderly work area
  • Performs any other assigned duty as directed by management.
  • Some local travel may be required

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

  • Be able to use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls
  • Be able to reach overhead
  • Be able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling and squatting for extended periods of time
  • Be able to lift, pull and push materials and equipment to complete assigned job tasks
  • Be able to lift and/or move 35 pounds of weight frequently throughout assigned workday

Your Experience Should Be...

  • Role requires 2 to 3 years of experience
  • 3+ years of machining experience preferred
  • Has an extensive knowledge of machine uses and manufacturing materials
  • Has an advanced knowledge of shop mathematics
  • Reciprocating Compressor experience a definite plus- but not required

Our Benefits Package...

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Employer contributions to an HSA account
  • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental individual, spouse and dependent child coverage
  • Up to two weeks of paid parental leave
  • 401k retirement savings plan including a company match