Machinist

Machinist Job Highlights

Company Profile

Wajax has been a leading Canadian distributor engaged in the sale, rental and after-sales parts and service support of equipment, power systems, and industrial components. It is a multi-line distributor and represents a number of leading worldwide manufacturers across its core businesses.

Job Profile

The company is hiring a Machinist who will be responsible for creating quality parts produced on various machines such as but not limited to lathes and milling machines and general shop equipment according to company plans, blueprints, and other diagrams. The responsibilities will include reading and interpreting blueprints and manuals to determine production processes and requirements and inspection of quality parts for conformance to requirements.

Detect equipment malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjust machines, within capabilities, controls, or control media as required to ensure the quality of production and report all machine malfunctions to their immediate supervisor.

An individual should be familiar with all types of machinery including CNC machines.

The Machinist will protect Northpoint’s’ value by keeping all protected and proprietary information confidential.

Educational Qualification

• Applicants should have a High School and General Machinist Trade Certification

Work Experience

• Possess 2 to 3 years of work-related experience
• Welding experience (an asset)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Ensure workpiece dimensions are correct and to the established tolerance criteria.
• Fit and assemble machine components and parts to industry standards.
• Measure and mark dimensions and reference points on material or work pieces as a guide for subsequent machining.
• Measure, examine and test completed parts, identifying defects and ensuring conformance to specifications and blueprints.
• Perform preventative maintenance as required.
• Provide verification of dimensions of machined parts using precision measuring instruments.
• Set up machining equipment utilized by the organization in order to ensure equipment operations at accepted standards for the type of tooling being used.
• Study and interpret drawings, blueprints, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work pieces, sequence of operations, tools to be used, and materials for the job and setup requirements.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to work within very low tolerances, using micrometers, calipers, and other digital and electronic measuring tools

Benefits/Perks

• Competitive health and dental benefits with no waiting period for eligibility (100% employer-paid premiums)
• Exclusive discounts with a variety of manufacturers and service providers such as Ford, GM, Chrysler, Dell, TELUS, a group mortgage, home, and auto insurance program, and more
• Wajax led e-learning, and product training through industry-leading manufacturers

Employer’s Statement

Wajax is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company is committed to employing a workforce that is representative of diverse communities.