Outside Machinist 2/Class

Summary:

Under moderate to limited supervision, installs new components, machines, or heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings, and dismantles, repairs, and installs components, machines, or heavy equipment when corrections are required. Non-supervisory. May provide guidance and training to lower-level employees as requested.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot, inspect, and replace defective parts of machines and/or equipment or adjust clearances and/or alignment of moving parts.

• Align machines and equipment using hoists, jacks, hand tools, feeler gauges, dial indicators, and various electrical/electronic equipment.

• Performs installation, repair, overhaul, or modifications in place or in shop to mechanical systems and components(e.g.; Valves, actuators, cylinders, accumulators, valves, pumps, fairleads, etc.).

• Tags, labels, marks, or match marks components prior to removal and organizes on delivery to shop or signs GFM paperwork on delivery to GFM.

• Perform splash checks, operational testing, and attend sea trials and government checkpoints.

• Connects power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation.

• Repairs and lubricates machines and equipment.

• Performs blue fitting and component lapping/grinding.

• Assembles and installs equipment, using hand tools and power tools.

• Inserts shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.

• Moves machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.

• Attaches moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.

• Supports other trades as required to include assisting in fabrication, rigging, docking, fire watching, pipe fitting, preservation, disassembly, reassembly and inspection of mechanical and electrical equipment, systems, and components.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma/equivalent/Apprenticeship Diploma/additional vocational courses or technical school graduate; and/or military and/or civilian experience with marine mechanical systems in a repair department or shipyard.
• 4+ years related work experience.
• Experience involves both on-the-job and informal training with experienced workers.
• Mechanical aptitude and skills.
• Active listening, effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability to read, interpret layouts, blueprints, and other technical specifications.
• Able to read, hear, and apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

ADA Notations:

• Frequently standing, sitting, walking, handling, feeling with hands, reaching with arms.
• Regular communication (hearing/speaking).
• See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer) and ability to see details at a distance.
• Able to move in narrow and restricted passageways, up/down steep and narrow ladders, or stairways, and up and down antenna masts/yardarms (onboard ships).
• Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Keep hand and arm steady while moving arm or while holding arm and hand in one position and make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects of varying sizes.
• Occasional stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
• Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally swings up to 30 pounds.
• Noise conditions range from very quiet to constant loud noise.
• Boat yard environment.
• Commercial and Government ship environments.