Jobs in Port Harcourt, Rivers State for a Machinist at WYODEC Nigeria

WYODEC Nigeria is recruiting to fill the vacant position of:


Job Title: Machinist
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job Description

• Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock
• Move controls to set cutting speeds and depths and feed rates, and to position tools in relation to work pieces.
• Position, secure, and align cutting tools in tool holders on machines, using hand tools, and verify their positions with measuring instruments.
• Study blueprints, layouts or charts, and job orders for information on specifications and tooling instructions, and to determine material requirements and operational sequences.
• Install holding fixtures, cams, gears, and stops to control stock and tool movement, using hand tools, power tools, and measuring instruments.
• Turn valve handles to direct the flow of coolant onto work areas or to coat disks with spinning compounds.
• Adjust machine controls and change tool settings in order to keep dimensions within specified tolerances.
• Inspect sample work pieces to verify conformance with specifications, using instruments such as gauges, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Start lath or turning machines and observe operations to ensure that specifications are met.
• Lift metal stock or work pieces manually or using hoists, and position and secure them in machines, using fasteners and hand tools.

• Replace worn tools, and sharpen dull cutting tools and dies using bench grinders or cutter-grinding machines.
• Compute unspecified dimensions and machine settings, using knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
• Mount attachments, such as relieving or tracing attachments, to perform operations such as duplicating contours of templates or trimming work pieces.
• Crank machines through cycles, stopping to adjust tool positions and machine controls to ensure specified timing, clearances, and tolerances.
• Select cutting tools and tooling instructions, according to written specifications or knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
• Move tool holders manually or by turning hand wheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to feed tools to and along work pieces.