Machinist

Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language:
English or French
- Hours:
36 hours per week
- Education:
Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years
**Work setting**:
- Aviation/aerospace 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
- 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
- Set up, operate and maintain a variety of conventional and computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools
- Verify dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:
- Machinist Trade Certification
**Measuring tools**:
- Micrometers
- Callipers
- Calibre
- Gauges
- Verniers
**Equipment and machinery experience**:
- Automatic lathes
- Boring machines
- Drill presses
- Gear cutting machine
- Milling machines
- Screw machines
- Surface grinders
- Tapping machines
- Tool grinders
**Security and safety**:
- Criminal record check
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:
- Standing for extended periods
- Attention to detail
**Weight handling**:
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
**Own tools/equipment**:
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses/goggles
**Personal suitability**:
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Team player