Machinist

Job description

2588917
Job Description

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City

Richmond
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Power
Business Segment

Power Power Services
Function

Manufacturing
Country

United States
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces

Virginia
Postal Code

23237-2921
Role Summary/Purpose

The Machinist will work at the Richmond, VA Service Center and will Set-up and operate manual and CNC machining equipment in machine shop department in order to drill, face, saw, turn, mill, grind, thread and bore various parts, materials and assemblies to precision tolerances and specified finishes.
Essential Responsibilities

·  Set-up and operate a variety of machines performing various machining operations from simple to very complex using manual and CNC (Computer Numeric Control) machining equipment (including, but not limited to mills, drills, grinders, lathes, horizontal/ vertical bore)

·  Selects and grinds tools in accordance with hardness, machine capability, and properties of material to be machined

·  Use of a variety of measuring devices
·  Use of a wide variety of associated shop equipment and tooling

Qualifications/Requirements

·  High School Diploma / GED
·  Minimum of 3 years of experience operating machining equipment such as boring bars, vertical boring mills, horizontal boring mills, and or other equipment used to support repairs of steam/gas turbines and generator equipment.
·  Minimum of 2 years experience reading blueprints

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

·  Ability and willingness to work 2nd shift
·  Ability and willingness to work overtime, various shifts, holidays and weekends, as required

·  Ability and willingness to wear personal protective equipment
·  Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening
Desired Characteristics

·  Associate's Degree in a technical discipline or Trade School Degree from an accredited college, university or trade school

·  CNC M and G code programming experience

·  Large CNC Lathe or Horizontal Boring Mill (HBM) or Large Vertical Boring Mill (VBM) experience
·  Experience with operating at least two of the following smaller CNC machines without direct supervision: Small HBM, Vertical Turret Lathe (VTL), Farrel Lathe, Georg Mill

·  Accomplished skills in their trade with experience on Power Generating Equipment
·  Experience using precision measuring instruments

·  Experience using the metric system

About Us

GE is the world's Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is anEqual Opportunity Employer .
Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion,
national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other
characteristics protected by law.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is anEqual Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.