Machinist

About the Voith Group
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, oil & gas, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has more than 19,000 employees, sales of € 4.3 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

For the Voith US Inc. | VPUW-WM., Manufacturing department, we are looking for:

Machinist  
West Monroe, LA

This position will be working on 1st shift (5:00am to 3:00pm)

Responsibilities –

• Set up, operate and maintain large, medium and small lathes, mills, drills, vertical lathes and other related machine shop equipment used for new manufacture and repair of paper machine rolls. Must be able to provide close tolerance work and maintain Voith quality standards in an efficient and safe manner.
• Must be able to use micrometers and other measuring equipment.
• Must be familiar with operation and tooling of many different types of machines.
• Should have experience in lifting and moving heavy loads with an overhead crane.
• Should have experience in setups used in machining practices on large equipment.
• Must work well with others as a team.
• Must be dependable in regards to attendance.
• Must be willing to work over time when required.

Qualifications –

• High school diploma preferred.
• Experience in operating equipment necessary to repair paper mill rolls as well as other products preferred. Equipment includes:
  • Large, medium and small lathes, mills, drills, taps, boring mills, vertical lathes, dial indicators, micrometers and other precision measuring equipment.
  • 100 and 60 Ton over head cranes
  • Fork lift truck, Hand truck and Hand tools
• Ability to perform job functions in a safe and efficient manner that promotes Quality per Voith Standards.
• Must be willing to work over time when required.
• Must be willing to learn and perform other tasks of operation as required.

Physical Demands -

* This job description is not all encompassing, however, is intended to be a general description of the responsibilities of this position.

Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.