Dingwell’s Global (Dingwell’s Machinery & Supply Limited) is currently taking applications for a skilled Machinist for our Thunder Bay, ON manufacturing facility. Qualified candidate must have a minimum of five (5) years in the machining trade and be able to operate machine tools in a productive and safe manner.
Plan machining by studying work orders, blueprints, samples, engineering plans, materials, specifications, reference planes, locations of surfaces, and machining parameters.
- Set-up, adjust and operate a variety of machine tools within a department.
- Adjusts tools and replace as necessary.
- Follow set-up procedures and recommend improvements.
- Read and understand layouts, job packets and blueprints for the parts being run.
- Perform quality checks on parts with the use of a variety of inspection equipment.
- Maintain a clean, safe work area.
- Produce parts that meet our quality requirements at the lowest cost, in a timely manner, while minimizing waste of materials and resources.
- Assist in process development with engineers, quality technicians and supervisors.
- Perform daily maintenance of machines as required and keep supervisor informed of necessary maintenance beyond operator assigned maintenance.
- Work as a team member to aid all shifts and support personnel to operate to departmental standards including quality and productivity goals.
Required Skills
- Proven experience as a machinist.
- Experience in using and/or programming manual, semi-automated or automated tools and machines.
- Good at math with analytical abilities.
- Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to plan effectively and execute the plans.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and an eye for detail.
- Demonstrated ability to read and understand operational layouts as required.
- Understand tooling requirements to set-up and operate machines in the department.
- Ability to perform a sequence of operations under minimum supervision and consistently maintain the performance level set for quality and quantity.
Preferred Skills
- Possess a valid Ontario Machinist Certificate.
