MACHINIST
United States Fleet Forces Command
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MACHINIST -Title 32
Air National Guard Units
Department of the Air Force
Location
Madison, Wisconsin
Salary
$33.87 - $39.53
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves using machines to make and fix parts for aircraft, tools, and equipment in the Wisconsin Air National Guard, including some welding tasks.
It's a hands-on role where you'll work from drawings and plans to create precise components.
A good fit would be someone with machining experience or training who enjoys detailed technical work and can guide others, even if they're just starting out as a trainee.
Key Requirements
- At least 18 months of experience or training in a full range of machining operations on conventional or CNC machine tools
- Ability to plan and lay out work from blueprints, worksheets, and drawings, even if information is incomplete or incorrect
- Skill in applying shop mathematics, including geometric and trigonometric formulas, for precise dimensions and angles
- Proficiency in programming, setting up, and operating CNC machine tools and attachments
- Experience using basic machine tools like drill presses, shapers, and planers
- Ability to perform welding and provide guidance to others in machining tasks
- Basic knowledge of machining processes (trainees accepted for entry-level qualification)
Full Job Description
This National Guard position is for a MACHINIST -Title 32, Position Description Number D1489000 and is part of the WI 115 MXS, Wisconsin Air National Guard.
*This vacancy is also advertised as AGR Job Advertisement Number 26-065ANG* GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience or training that has provided the candidate with a basic knowledge of machining processes.
Must have the ability to use drill presses, shapers, planers and other types of associated machine tools.
***Trainees Accepted*** SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify for the WG-3414-11 level, applicant must have at least 18 months experience or training performing a full range of machining operations on most types of conventional or CNC machine tools and their various attachments.
Experience or training in planning and lay out work from blueprints, worksheets and other drawings that may have missing or incorrect information.
Skill in applying shop mathematics in establishing needed dimensions, such as those required for chasing threads or machining angular surfaces; locating and marking surfaces and angles to be machined.
Skill in programming machining operations, setting up and operating CNC machine tools.
Knowledge of and ability to apply advanced shop mathematics such as geometric and trigonometric formulas to make computation for laying out work, machining pieces at unusual or compound angles, determining gear ratios pitch, angles and other similar exact or precision dimension.
The ability to provide guidance to others in work related directly to this occupational series. Major Duties:
- As a MACHINIST -Title 32, WG-3414-11, you will perform machining operations and welding to accomplish the manufacture and repair of aircraft components, tools, equipment, parts, and special tools.
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