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Gulf Electroquip

Machinist - Manual

Gulf Electroquip, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246


Gulf Electroquip and IDEAL Electric are a team of electric motor and generator companies with a location in Houston, Texas, USA. We specialize in new, remanufactured and repaired AC and DC motors and generators for the oil & gas, power generation, dredging, paper, petrochemical, mining, utilities and transportation industries. Our power equipment can be engineered and manufactured to meet the specific needs of our clients. All our engineering is performed at our facility making sure that exact specifications are met.

Role and Responsibilities

This position is required to maintain efficient production of machined parts in the manual machine shop. A list of requirements are as follows:

Setting up and operating a manual horizontal boring mill, vertical turning lathe, horizontal lathe, three axis knee milling machine, key cutting machine, shaft balancing machine, 500T press, etc.Using measuring instruments to meet tolerance requirementsMaintain quality and safety standardsKeeping records of jobs completedAttend short monthly safety and training exercises for the machine shopAble to read and interpret blueprints or engineering plansSpecify and identify materialsSet zero and reference points using basic math functionsSetup manual machines for production runs using vises and other material holding partsLoad and unload parts into machinesTrain other machinist to complete jobs on machines while using various bridge cranes to load and unload machinesKeep work area clean and organizedVerify that parts currently being machine are within toleranceOversee and maintain safe operation of all machines and ensure that machines are being used in a safe mannerMeasure parts with high precision measurement device including but not limited to manual caliper, micrometer, gauge, etc.Coordinate with the Quality department and the Quality Inspector Level 1 to ensure that new production parts meet quality standardsRequired Skills

Proficiency with high precision measurement devicesAble to read and interpret blueprints and engineering plansAbility to perfprm basic mathematical computations