Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
- or equivalent experience
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Work site environment
- Noisy
- Dusty
Work setting
- Manufacture
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Operate and set up machines to perform repetitive machining operations
- Verify dimensions of parts machined using precise measuring instruments (e.g., micrometers, calipers)
- Prepare etching solution and immerse metal parts or workpiece into the etching solution to remove unwanted portions
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment and machinery
- Enter codes specifying speed, feed and cut of the toolpath for computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools
- Clean and maintain work space
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Machinist Trade Certification
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Use computer numerical control (CNC) machines
Area of work experience
- Fabrication
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Overtime required
Weight handling
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Reliability
- Ability to multitask