Machinist

Summary

About the Position: This job announcement is for a Machinist position at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District. This position will be located at the Illinois Waterway Project Office in Peoria, IL. This position is being filled under the Direct Hiring Authority (DHA).

Duties

• Carry out assignments which require special adaptation and extension of the use of conventional and CNC machine tools with little to no supervision.
• Use specialized and non-conventional machine tools such as jig borers, lathes, mills for conventional and CNC, portable boring machine, etc
• Travel to field locations to measure, visualize, and discuss equipment functions or general needs with field personnel in order to adequately begin machining or fabrication process.
• Plan and lay out work. Studies single, sets, and series of blueprints, drawings, and sketches featuring orthographic, isometric, and other projections of items to be worked.
• Adjust and set speeds and feeds of machinery and determines coolants, lubricants, or abrasives to e used, taking into consideration the characteristics of both the machinery and the materials to be worked.
• Set up and operate conventional and CNC (computer numerically controlled) machine tools.
• Write CNC files programs for HAAS Mills and Lathes.
• Measure, visualize, and discuss equipment functions or general needs with field personnel in order to adequately begin machining or fabrication process.