Machinist

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

Chart’s New Prague, MN location is currently seeking candidates interested in the position of Machinist on the Day Shift.  Chart’s Machinist plays a key role in the manufacturing process of Chart’s products with the fabrication of parts and tools.

Preferable candidates will have skills related to band saws, lathes, and vertical mills.

What Will You Do?

• Fabricates and modifies parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines
• Designs and fabricates fixtures, as needed
• Applies knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout and machining procedures
• Machines parts to specifications using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders
• Measures, examines, and tests completed units in order to detect defects and ensure conformance to specifications
• Complete documentation, electronic or paper, on all work performed
• Understands and adheres to established safety and quality procedures
• Maintains a clean work area and practices general housekeeping standards
• Perform daily inspections and documentation on equipment
• Performs all tasks to ISO standards and requirements
• CNC programming experience & familiarity with ISO procedures preferred
• May be asked to work in other areas as company needs require
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

• Frequent lifting and carrying up to 65 lbs. with assistance
• Frequent sitting, standing, stooping, bending, twisting, walking and occasional crawling
• Frequent pushing, pulling and handling of materials
• Occasional climbing and working at elevated positions
• Exposure to metal cutting, welding odors, welding flash and incidental acceptable limits of x-ray radiation
• Possible exposure to chemical odors and temperature extremes
• Exposure to overhead objects and occasional flying debris
• Specific vision abilities required by this role includes close vision
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock.
• Required use of safety glasses with side shields, ANSI approved steel-toed safety shoes, hearing protection and hard hat

Your Experience Should Be...

• 2+ years of experience as a machinist
• Experience using manual CNC mills and lathes
• 3+ years of CNC Pipe bending experience specifically on schedule 5 and 10 pipe is desired
• Previous press brake or related CNC experience is preferred
• Basic math skills (weight measurement, volume, distance, multiplication and division)
• Read and interpret blueprints and design sketches
• Familiarity of measuring devices such as micrometers, calipers, tape measures
• Attention to detail essential
• Proven self - starter and ability to work independently
• Able to work with both engineering and production staff
• Experience in cost estimating and material needs
• Proven ability to identify, reason and problem solve moderate to complex issues
  
  
• HIgh School Diploma or GED required

Our Benefits Package...

• Compensation range: $23-32 per hour
  • Night shift employees receive an additional $2.00/hour shift differential

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 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 family leave
• 401k retirement savings plan including a company match
• Employee stock purchase program