General Machinist

Education and Experience

Other trades certificate or diploma or equivalent experience.

Work Setting and Expertise

Construction. Maintenance and repair.

Responsibilities

• Compute dimensions and tolerances of machine parts.
• Measure and lay out work pieces in preparation for assembly.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, charts and tables.
• Repair machine tools and parts.
• Maintain, repair and calibrate precision measuring instruments.
• 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).
• Set up and operate conventional and computer controlled machine tools.
• Set up machines.
• Read and interpret blueprints/sketches/specifications.
• Operate heavy equipment. ...