CNC Operator/Machinist

Duties and Responsibilities

• Study specifications, charts, drawings or sample parts to determine the machining operation to be performed.
• Calculate dimensions and tolerances, and prepare working sketches if necessary.
• Measure and mark metal and other materials.
• Set-up and operate tools, which may be computer numerically controlled, to perform precision machining operations.
• Fit parts to mechanisms and verify dimensions.

Prerequisites

Education

Apprentice Level:

• Be eligible for registration as a registered apprentice; or
• Be a registered apprentice.
• Motivated and willing to learn.

Journeyman Level:

• Hold a valid recognized Alberta Journeyperson Trade Certificate, or a recognized trade certificate or equivalency document.
• Inter-Provincial Red Seal Certificate is preferred.

Experience

Apprentice Level

• Mechanical aptitude with willingness to learn

Journeyman Level

• 2+ years of directly related work experience.
• This position may be required to direct, coach, and mentor apprentices.

Other

• As a condition of employment, employees are required upon hire to sign a Drug-Free Workplace Agreement, a Conflict of Interest Agreement, and Confidentiality and Invention Agreement.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Works well with others trades and co-workers through effective and written communication.
• Flexibility to work overtime when necessary
• Excellent coordination, focus and dedication to following safety protocols
• Ability to work safely and take special precautions to protect against injury
• Accuracy and attention to detail

• Reading, document use, writing, numeracy, oral communication, thinking skills, working with others, computer use, and continuous learning.
• Ability to cut materials using power tools or by hand.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications.
• Ability to visualize a finished product from a drawing.
• The ability to use their hands skillfully and quickly.
• The ability to estimate and measure sizes and distances accurately.
• The ability to work independently at tasks that require concentration as well as physical effort.

Relationships

Internal

• Interacts with other trades and supervisor for the purpose of providing or receiving routine information in regards to their needs. May be required to perform similar work in various departments while taking direction from other leads/foremen/supervisors.

External

• Interacts with clients/vendors as requested by immediate supervisor.

Authority Level

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
• Position has latitude to apply judgment in immediate work environment with guidance from established guidelines and standards.
• Issues of a more complex nature or beyond the scope of the position are referred to the immediate supervisor.

Work Environment

Specific Work Conditions

• Fabrication shops are frequently noisy, dusty, busy areas with some confined spaces - attention to personal and team safety is required
• May be required to work outdoors all types of weather

Physical Requirements

• Must be in good physical condition with the physical strength and stamina required to occasionally lift heavy materials in excess of 10 kilograms and stand for long periods
• Frequent bending and working at heights
• There is some risk of injury when working with power tools and heavy equipment
• Employees must adhere to dress code for safety sensitive areas. Company-standard PPE for shops and yards includes CSA approved steel toed boots and full length pants

• Ability to walk on uneven ground that is expected in yards

Performance Measures

Time Management

• Undertakes effective daily planning and completes tasks on time
• Responds to incidents immediately
• Ensures all reports are submitted in adherence to set time frames
• Timely follow up is an important function of the job
• Maintains professionalism under time constraints, multiple tasks, and changing priorities

Accuracy

• Accuracy and attention to detail is crucial to the job
• Work is performed neatly and accurately - the outcome of the work is complete and error free

• All reports must contain complete and accurate information
• Learns new systems and procedures

Communication Skills

• Establishes and maintains strong internal and external relationships

• Communicates respectfully and ethically with all internal and external stakeholders
• Appropriately safeguards confidential information
• Understands and follows written and oral directions
• Reads, interprets, and utilizes manuals
• Communicates ideas and provides clear explanations to all levels of organization

• Handles inquiries with professionalism
• Has a positive working relationship with other staff and is willing to work toward the department's goals and timeline

Quantity and Quality of Work

• Consistently produces error free work within appropriate timeframe.

• Gathers information and makes independent decisions within the scope of the position

The duties and responsibilities outlined in this document are not meant to be an exhaustive list but rather an overview of the job. The employee is responsible for completing all duties necessary to help fulfill departmental goals.