Machinist - Abbotsford, Canada - Flexiforce

Description

Company Background
We're FlexiForce
- the world's largest manufacturer of overhead door hardware and components. We believe that safety is everyone's responsibility and can only be achieved through the active participation of everyone within the organization. We have values. We make quality products, we deliver them on time and we partner with our customers and our suppliers to support mutual success. To do that, we rely on having the best and most capable people on our team. If that's you, we should talk


Position Overview / Summary
We have an immediate opening for a Machinist in our Abbotsford manufacturing facility.

Our maintenance team supports a wide variety of production equipment from simple production tools up to 250-ton high-speed progressive stamping presses.

If you are reliable and mature and you have a clear understanding of workplace safety to show off your excellent mechanical skills - then you might be a fit for FlexiForce.

You are a team player with the ability to teach your craft to others. You are not afraid to be hands-on.

You are proactive; actively seeking out opportunities to drive your career, speaking up when you have something to offer, learning from mistakes and constantly questioning how you can best contribute to making our company stronger.

We seek your feedback to build a better workplace and see mistakes as a way to improve, not something to hide.

We are looking for an individual to grow a career, not just take a job. You should want to become a Lead Hand or Supervisor in the future.

**Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Maintenance and Tool Room Supervisor, the Machinist is responsible for:

• Creating quality parts produced on various machines such as but not limited to lathes, milling machines, and general shop equipment according to company plans, blueprints, and other diagrams.
• Reading and interpreting blueprints and manuals to determine production processes and requirements and inspection of quality parts for conformance to requirements.
• Detect equipment malfunctions or outoftolerance machining and adjust machines, within capabilities, controls or control media as required to ensure the quality of production.

Report all machine malfunctions to their immediate supervisor.


Qualifications

The minimum required qualifications for this role include:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent, Post-secondary diploma or certification in a related field preferred.
• Completion of a fouryear apprenticeship program or a combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some college or industry courses in machining.
• Journeyman / Red Seal Machinist certification preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Minimum of 1 year experience operating conventional machines such as lathes and milling machines in a heavy manufacturing environment.
• CNC Machine knowledge is an asset
• Intermediate knowledge of reading drawings and specifications with an intermediate understanding of geometric tolerance and dimensions.
• Intermediate knowledge of tool holders, cutting tools, boring bars, fixtures, inserts and other accessories used on various machines.
• Must be able to follow written and oral instructions along with communicating in English.
• Must be adaptable to a changing work environment, and competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
• Ability to detect, isolate, and identify irregularities and malfunctions in machinery and equipment.
• Able to fabricate new parts to replace defective parts during machine setup, maintenance, or overhaul.
• Experience in supervising and mentoring apprentices.
• Strong work ethic and positive team attitude with the ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Familiarity with all