Company: Don Schumacher Motorsports
Location: Brownsburg, IN (metro Indianapolis)
Title: Level II Machinist
Summary of Position:
This machinist will be essential in the manufacturing of NHRA Nitro Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car Championship winning parts, auxiliary equipment and all assemblies and sub-assemblies. Key operations with this role include the use of CNC Mills and Lathes, power and hand tools, precision tools, and any other required tools and/or equipment by performing the following duties below. This position must be able to read prints and programs and follow direction to get them entered into the machines properly. A strong independent worker with a drive to learn and adapt is key.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Build or manufacture to drawing all items to established production quality and quantity as scheduled.
- Operate conventional and/or CNC equipment, and perform first part inspection to verify part is to specifications with regular and proficient use of precision measuring equipment.
- Responsible for preventative maintenance and good housekeeping to insure good quality and continuation of safe operation. Maintaining tools and equipment and keep supplies and parts in good working order with a clean work area, machines, tools and equipment.
- Assists in manufacturing of prototype equipment. Install machined parts in mechanisms, machines and equipment and tests operation of unit to ensure functionally and performing.
- Confer with supervisors, engineering, production personnel or other team members to resolve manufacturing problems. Report shortages of parts, tools, and materials in a timely manner.
- Operate power equipment and material handling equipment (forklifts, cranes, etc.)
- Must have personal hand tools to perform tasks effectively.
- Ability to build jigs and fixtures as well as use mainframe computer.
- Develop specifications from general description and draw sketch of part or product to be manufactured.
- Ability to work with metric and inch system.
- Responsible for submitting daily time accounting and payroll information or other paperwork requested.
- Perform all tasks with minimal assistance on conventional equipment and/or CNC equipment.
Position Requirements
- Capable of making hand drawing components and making parts with use of tool room equipment.
- Basic knowledge of manufacture and repair of special tooling for blow molding process.
- Ability to stand for prolonged periods, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. Frequently walking and occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms
- Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds. Frequently lift and/or move up to one hundred (100) pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than one hundred (100) pounds.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Also, to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Education and/or Experience
Minimum requirements: High School or GED with Journeyman, Machinist, Tool and Die maker, or fifty (50) credits and eight (8) years of job-related experience.
Key Takeaway: Level II CNC Machinist needs to be able to properly fulfill the duties and responsibilities while knowing that the parts created will facilitate the high-performance race cars that run over 300 miles per hour.