Job Details

FLSmidth in Sioux City, Iowa is currently hiring for a Lathe Machinist in our Machine Shop.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Promote a "safety first" culture by active participation at company safety meetings, continuous evaluation of work site for potential hazards or unsafe actions, use Personal Protective Equipment "PPE" appropriate to the work to be performed and report near misses, accidents or injuries (no matter the severity) and identify unsafe equipment/work per company guidelines or procedures
• Operates non-CNC machine tools such as lathes, milling machines and grinders to produce metal parts.
• Carries out a variety of activities with particular focus on the following tasks
  • Setting up and making adjustments to regulate such factors as temperature, pressure, flow and reactions of materials
  • Calculate where to cut or bore.
  • Machine/shape steel mostly consisting of cast or forged steel.
  • Determine how much material to remove.
  • Select tools and materials for the job.
  • Plan the sequence of cutting and finishing operations.
  • Mark the work piece to show where cuts should be made.
  • Position work piece on the drill press, lathe, or milling machine.
  • Monitor and control feed rate and speed.
  • Ensure work piece is properly lubricated and/or cooled.
  • Regulate temperature of work piece.
  • Detect problems by listening for specific sounds.
  • Check accuracy of work against blueprints and specifications.
• Operates within general work instructions and is expected to apply considerable judgment to attain the required output of finished product
• Adhere to company policies, work procedures, guidelines and job site analysis'
• Attends any required training classes, including but not limited to specialized training and provide opportunities to develop field personnel
• Perform special assignments and additional tasks as assigned

Relationships and Roles:

Internal / External Cooperation

• Directly Reports to the Machine Shop Manager.
• Able to interact with company employees and maintain strong sense of work related communication
• Able to interact and cooperate with all company employees in professional manner Actions demonstrate to department desirable personal character, commitment, organizational, work habits and skills

Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 10 Paid Holidays, Short Term Disability, Safety Equipment Allowance, and much more.

FLSmidth is the leading supplier of engineering, equipment and service solutions to customers in the mining and cement industries - for more information please visit FLSmidth.com/careers