The job in short
Manual machining.
Details
- Found
- 20 d ago · posted 2025-09-10
- Location as listed
- Houston, TX, USA
- Role
- Production / Machine Operator
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Job Details: Job Location: Red Claw LLC - Houston, TX, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $16.00 - $22.00Hourly, Job Shift: Day, Gulf Electroquip is located in Houston, Texas, USA. We specialize in new, remanufactured and repaired AC and DC motors and generators for the oil & gas, dredging, paper, petrochemical, mining, utilities and transportation industries. Our power equipment can be engineered and manufactured to meet the specific needs of your industry. All our engineering is performed at our facility making sure that your exact specifications are met.
Role and Responsibilities
This position is required to maintain efficient production of machined parts in the manual machine shop. A list of requirements are as follows:
Setting up and operating a manual horizontal boring mill, vertical turning lathe, horizontal lathe, three axis knee milling machine, key cutting machine, shaft balancing machine, 500T press, etc.
Using measuring instruments to meet tolerance requirements
Maintain quality and safety standards
Keeping records of jobs completed
Attend short weekly safety and training exercises for the machine shop
Able to read and interpret blueprints or engineering plans
Specify and identify materials
Set zero and reference points using basic math functions
Setup manual machines for production runs using vises and other material holding parts
Load and unload parts into machines
Train other machinist to complete jobs on machines while using various bridge cranes to load and unload machines
Keep work area clean and organized
Verify that parts currently being machine are within tolerance
Oversee and maintain safe operation of all machines and ensure that machines are being used in a safe manner
Measure parts with high precision measurement device including but not limited to manual caliper, micrometer, gauge, etc.
Coordinate with the Quality department to ensure that new production parts meet quality standards
Qualifications: Required Skills
Proficiency with high precision measurement devices
Able to read and interpret blueprints and engineering plans
5+ years’ experience setting up & operating manual Mills & Lathes
Must own precision measuring tools
Experience with tolerances +/- .005
Ability to perform basic mathematical computations
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