MACHINIST (TITLE 32)

Full Job Description

These are National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service Positions.

These positions are Indefinite Reimbursable WG-3414-11 MACHINIST (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D2741000 and are part of the MO TASMG Shop. These are bargaining position.

SEE NOTES UNDER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BELOW. MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Selected candidate must currently be assigned to a military unit in the Missouri Army National Guard.

Title 32 employees will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor (grade inversion).

Maximum Military Grade - SSG (E-6) with date of rank after 10 July 2007 GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience or training that has provided you with a basic knowledge of machining processes.

Must have the ability to use drill presses, shapers, planers and other types of associated machine tools.

WG-11 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience or training performing the 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 programming machining operations, setting up and operating CNC machine tools; 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; and skill performing work that require accomplishing untried tasks or procedures?

Must also possess knowledge of the effect and relationship of heat-treating, annealing, plating, welding and other related work processes on various machining operations in completing assignments.

Major Duties:

• Performs a variety of machine operations to manufacture, modify, and repair aircraft parts, support equipment, tools, and assemblies.
• Fabricates local manufactured items required for aircraft components.
• Works to close tolerances to prevent cumulative error or the affecting of optical or other properties or characteristics.
• Performs incidental precision bench and assembly work.
• Grinds and sharpens tools.
• Selects tools, jigs, and fixtures required to achieve specific dimensions, tolerances, and surface finishes.
• Performs precision handwork to finish, fit and assemble machined parts.
• Plans and lays out work.
• Makes special tools and fixtures, and performs production work of aircraft parts, and works to tolerances that are difficult to attain or hold.
• Fabricates special items that require nonstandard application of standard equipment.
• Performs machine setup requiring advanced shop mathematics.
• Determines procedures, tools, machines, equipment, and attachments to be used.
• Conducts training for lower graded machinists, and traditional drilling service members assigned to the shop.
• Assists lower graded machinists in laying out work, and reviews work completed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.