Manual Machinist

Manuel Machinist

As a Manual Machinist, you will perform routine and semi-routine assignment planning, layout, set up, operating, and making tool adjustments for various types of manual machine shop equipment. Working from blueprints, process sheets and sketches to perform production tasks, including the cutting and shaping of metal to precision dimensions.

Location: Hatfield, PA

Wage: $26.00-32.00/Hr

Please note that the wage range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in PA. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.

BENEFITS: We Take Care of Our People

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Curtiss-Wright invests in the development, recruitment, and retention of critical skills as part of its model for business success. We offer a competitive wage, a comprehensive benefits package including medical and prescription drug coverage, dental benefits, life and disability insurance, 401k retirement, tuition reimbursement, and paid vacation/holidays.

Your Challenge:

• Machine parts in small batch quantities using Engine Lathes, Manual Mills, Turret Lathes, Benchtop Lathes. Responsible for setup, operation, and proper tool selection to hold tolerances of +/- .001". Must be able to maintain high throughput and react to constant changing workload to meet customer demands
• Must be able to set up milling fixtures such as indexers and vices using DRO. Must have understanding of tooling applications and proper feed/speed for various operations and materials to maximize tool life and efficiency. Ability to grind tooling to make simple profiles required.
• Candidate is responsible for daily PM on equipment, as well as assisting supervisor in minor to moderate repairs.
• Responsible for daily logging of labor using ERP tracking software, as well as proper completion of all shop travelers to comply with ISO standards.
• Able to read and understand blueprints with family of parts tables to machine proper dimensions for components. Must be able to inspect parts using Calipers, OD/ID/Pitch Micrometers, Thread Gages, Optical Comparator to ensure parts are within tolerance. Must possess basic Arithmetic and Geometry skills. GD&T knowledge a plus.
• Experience working with various materials including Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Plastics, and Special Alloys required.

What you Bring:

• 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Basic knowledge of sheet metal and CNC equipment is preferred. Career Readiness Certificate (Silver or Gold), Certified Process Owner (CPO).
• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprint, layout, and process worksheets, inspect parts, set-up, operate and maintain set-ups of machines, prove out CNC programs, and maintain acceptable quality and efficiency level.
• Ability to understand the importance of product quality and compliance to health and safety procedures.
• Practice Lean Manufacturing on a daily basis.
• Manual mill and lathe experience required.

Curtiss-Wright EST Group specializes in the development, manufacture and marketing of highly engineered products and repair services for shell and tube heat exchangers, condensers, coolers, and chillers.

Our best-known product, the Pop-A-Plug® Tube Plugging System, is the industry's leading technology for plugging leaking and degraded heat exchanger tubes. EST Group also engineers and manufactures test plugs, pressure testing and isolation plugs to greatly simplify and speed-up pressure testing and/or isolation of piping, tubing, valves, pressure vessels and a multitude of special applications.

About Us

Join the WRIGHT Team! Over 90 years of growth, Curtiss-Wright is an integrated, market-facing global diversified industrial company and remains a technology leader through this legacy of innovation. Through three well-balanced segments – Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics and Naval & Power, we remain focused on advanced technologies for high performance platforms and critical applications. Diversity, commitment to excellence and dedication to the spirit of pioneering innovation continue to drive the employees of Curtiss-Wright.

No unsolicited agency submittals please.  Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal.  Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.  

Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening.  In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn. 

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.