Machinist 2

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: No Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.   We are looking for you to join our team as a Machinist 2 to support our Charlottesville, Virginia, Machine Shop.   We are a state-of-the-art Machine Shop with numerous CNC machines, lathes, and manual mills.  Northrop Grumman offers apprenticeship programs and tuition reimbursement, providing employees a path to skill and educational growth. Working at Northrop Grumman means making a direct contribution to mission projects that keep our homeland safe, expanding the boundaries of possibility, and reshaping the world we live in.   What You'll Get to Do:   Operate various conventional and/or numerically controlled machining centers on semi-complex jobs. Work from blueprints, sketches, planning sheets, verbal instructions, and/or engineering, tooling, or equipment information. Contribute to lean initiatives to increase productivity and reduce costs. Work with minimal guidance in a team environment.   Responsibilities: • Sets up and runs multiple production machines. Performs machine operations (including reworking parts) such as cutting, shaping, deburring, forming, drilling, and reaming parts. Performs machine operations where the materials, tooling, and sequence of operations have been pre-planned and established. Makes necessary machine adjustments to ensure proper machine functioning or cutting action. • Aligns and fastens work using standard fixtures and established methods. • Installs and adjusts cutting tools consistent with type and size of material being machined. • Programs fixturing using Conversational controller or CAM software.  • Follows established manufacturing methods using standard production machines, materials, and tooling. • Adjusts feeds, speeds, and depth of cut to machine quality parts, per documentation. • Operates hand and power tools to deburr precision and complex machine parts in accordance with semi-complicated engineering blueprints and route sheets to close tolerances. • Inspects parts for conformance to specifications using measuring instruments such as gauges, calipers, micrometers, and comparators. Uses various types of magnification equipment (including a microscope) to detect and avoid damage to surfaces and critical areas. Visually inspects parts for burrs or damaged machined surfaces. • Routinely maintains equipment to ensure cleanliness, accuracy, and reliability specific to division requirements. • Actively implements lean initiatives by identifying and providing suggestions on areas for improvement. Effectively applies lean concepts and tools in work area. • Observes all company policies and procedures, including safety rules, and maintains a clean and orderly work area. • Performs other related tasks as requested. • Demonstrates effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, as well as the ability to work in a team environment. • Effectively

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