Highlights
Mount, install, align, and secure tools, attachments, fixtures, and workpieces on machines, using hand tools and precision measuring instruments. Stop machines to remove finished workpieces, or to change tooling, setup, or workpiece placement, according to required machining sequences.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Hollywood, FL |
| Industry | Aerospace and Defense |
| Company Size | 5,000 to 9,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1957 |
| Website | https://www.heico.com/ |
Description
The Team Lead Machinist assembles, repairs, and fabricates metal parts by operating mechanical equipment. Interpret drawing and read operation sheets for operation, material and dimensional requirements. Performs a variety of complicated tasks. The Team Lead provides guidance, instruction, direction and leadership to their assigned team for the purpose of meeting company's goals and objectives. The Team Lead monitors the quantitative and qualitative achievements of the team and reports results to a manager. The leader often works within the team, as a member, carrying out the same roles but with the additional 'lead' responsibilities.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Measure dimensions of finished work pieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments, templates, and fixtures.
- Serve as Liaison for Team Members and Management/Engineering.
- Ensure Team Members are actively engaged in meeting production goals; Motivate workers to enhance production quantity and at the same time maintain high production standards.
- Remove and replace dull cutting tools.
- Mount, install, align, and secure tools, attachments, fixtures, and workpieces on machines, using hand tools and precision measuring instruments.
- Listen to machines during operation in order to detect sounds such as those made by dull cutting tools or excessive vibration and adjust machines to compensate for problems.
- Adjust machine feed and speed, change cutting tools, or adjust machine controls when automatic programming is faulty or if machines malfunction.
- Stop machines to remove finished workpieces, or to change tooling, setup, or workpiece placement, according to required machining sequences.
- Lift workpieces to machines manually, or with hoists or cranes.
- Modify cutting programs to account for problems encountered during operation and save modified programs.
- Calculate machine speed and feed ratios, and the size and position of cuts.
- Insert control instructions into machine control units to start operation.
- Move material, tools, fixtures and equipment as required.
- Provide leadership and guidance to Team Members through problem solving and coaching.
- Engage with Team Members to determine training needs.
- Identify areas of improvement needed within respective department, in order to foster a continuous improvement environment.
- Evaluate manufacturing equipment for safety and functionality.
- Adhere to safety and compliance rules and regulations; hold the team accountable to follow safety guidelines, as well, including utilizing proper PPE for their role/position.
- Ensure proper maintenance and/or housekeeping of work area to ensure a safe working environment.
- Perform other duties, as required.
The Team Lead Machinist assembles, repairs, and fabricates metal parts by operating mechanical equipment. Interpret drawing and read operation sheets for operation, material and dimensional requirements. Performs a variety of complicated tasks. The Team Lead provides guidance, instruction, direction and leadership to their assigned team for the purpose of meeting company's goals and objectives. The Team Lead monitors the quantitative and qualitative achievements of the team and reports results to a manager. The leader often works within the team, as a member, carrying out the same roles but with the additional 'lead' responsibilities.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Measure dimensions of finished work pieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments, templates, and fixtures.
- Serve as Liaison for Team Members and Management/Engineering.
- Ensure Team Members are actively engaged in meeting production goals; Motivate workers to enhance production quantity and at the same time maintain high production standards.
- Remove and replace dull cutting tools.
- Mount, install, align, and secure tools, attachments, fixtures, and workpieces on machines, using hand tools and precision measuring instruments.
- Listen to machines during operation in order to detect sounds such as those made by dull cutting tools or excessive vibration and adjust machines to compensate for problems.
- Adjust machine feed and speed, change cutting tools, or adjust machine controls when automatic programming is faulty or if machines malfunction.
- Stop machines to remove finished workpieces, or to change tooling, setup, or workpiece placement, according to required machining sequences.
- Lift workpieces to machines manually, or with hoists or cranes.
- Modify cutting programs to account for problems encountered during operation and save modified programs.
- Calculate machine speed and feed ratios, and the size and position of cuts.
- Insert control instructions into machine control units to start operation.
- Move material, tools, fixtures and equipment as required.
- Provide leadership and guidance to Team Members through problem solving and coaching.
- Engage with Team Members to determine training needs.
- Identify areas of improvement needed within respective department, in order to foster a continuous improvement environment.
- Evaluate manufacturing equipment for safety and functionality.
- Adhere to safety and compliance rules and regulations; hold the team accountable to follow safety guidelines, as well, including utilizing proper PPE for their role/position.
- Ensure proper maintenance and/or housekeeping of work area to ensure a safe working environment.
- Perform other duties, as required.
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled
About Company
HEICO Corporation is a successful and growing technology-driven aerospace, industrial, defense and electronics company. For more than 60 years, HEICO has thrived by providing customers with innovative and cost-saving products and services.
HEICO's products are found on large commercial aircraft, regional, business and military aircraft, as well as on a large variety of industrial turbines, targeting systems, missiles and electro-optical devices.
HEICO Corporation is a New York Stock Exchange listed company (NYSE: HEI and HEI.A) and has also been ranked as one of the 100 "World's Most Innovative Growth Companies", 100 "Best Small Companies" and 200 "Hot Shot Stocks" by Forbes over the past decade. With headquarters in Hollywood, Florida, and multiple locations around the world - HEICO provides over 1 million square feet of design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul, distribution, sales and support capabilities.
HEICO Corporation operates in two segments, the Flight Support group and the Electronic Technologies group. The Flight Support group designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs, distributes and overhauls FAA-approved parts that extend over the entire aircraft, from the engines all the way to hydraulic, pneumatic, electromechanical, avionic, structures, wheels and brakes and even interiors.
The Electronic Technologies group produces electrical and electro-optical systems and components serving niche segments of the aerospace, defense, communications, and computer industries. The Electronic Technologies group is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of electrically and electro-optical engineered products used in the aerospace, defense, space, and electronics industries.
By combining state-of-the-art technologies, a team of highly skilled Team Members and an indisputable commitment to quality, both segments have constantly delivered invaluable solutions to customers over the years, helping to position them as leaders within their industries.