Senior Machinist
Top Benefits
About the role
Who We are:
Take your career to the next level with Kinetics Drive Solutions, a proud member of ST Engineering Land Systems (LDS). We are a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative heavy-duty drive and control solutions for land vehicles, delivering mission-critical mobility through advanced technologies to customers worldwide. Be part of a global organization where you’ll be empowered to live our Right Attitudes, Own It, Integrity, and Win as One Team; while growing in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.
The Role:
The Machinist performs the setup, operation, and adjustment of various types of conventional or automatic machines including mills, lathes, drill presses, grinders, and other precision equipment. Specifically:
- Works from drawings and written instructions to create new and replacement parts.
- Repairs and reworks production non-conforming parts back to specification.
- Work is task orientated.
- Machining is performed to Kinetics Drive Solutions’ QA specifications and tolerances.
- Provides assistance and guidance to junior employees.
Your Responsibilities
- Ability to efficiently setup and run small & medium production runs on lathe and/or mill, both conventional and CNC
- Running first articles, performing measurements and making offset adjustments
- Perform machining tasks to support production and prototype projects
- Perform labor to support building maintenance tasks
- Maintain a clean and organized work facility
- Demonstrates the values of safety, teamwork, services, integrity, accountability and ingenuity
- Possess a good mechanical aptitude to support manufacturing operations to locate and diagnose defects in production equipment
- Perform incidental tasks as required to complete the larger task
- Work with others in assembly and production team environment to achieve greater efficiency and productivity.
- Support our drive for enhanced performance and improved quality and efficiency
- Adherence to Corporate Policy and SOP’s
- Other duties as assigned.
You will be a great fit if you have:
- Proven organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability in troubleshooting
- Work under pressure
- Ability to operate machining and hand tools safely and effectively
- Ability to lift 50-60 pounds
- Attention to detail, especially ensuring specific steps are followed to complete a task
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- ITA Red Seal is preferred
- 2-10 years of experience.
- Working knowledge of WHMIS
We Offer
- A collaborative and rewarding work environment
- A generous vacation program—starting at 2 weeks in your first year, increasing to 3 weeks in your second year, and growing to up to 6 weeks after 7 years of service
- Comprehensive Extended Health coverage
- Group RRSP program with company matching
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
- Option to bank overtime for additional vacation time
- A culture that prioritizes safety, innovation, learning, and teamwork
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Senior Machinist
Top Benefits
About the role
Who We are:
Take your career to the next level with Kinetics Drive Solutions, a proud member of ST Engineering Land Systems (LDS). We are a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative heavy-duty drive and control solutions for land vehicles, delivering mission-critical mobility through advanced technologies to customers worldwide. Be part of a global organization where you’ll be empowered to live our Right Attitudes, Own It, Integrity, and Win as One Team; while growing in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.
The Role:
The Machinist performs the setup, operation, and adjustment of various types of conventional or automatic machines including mills, lathes, drill presses, grinders, and other precision equipment. Specifically:
- Works from drawings and written instructions to create new and replacement parts.
- Repairs and reworks production non-conforming parts back to specification.
- Work is task orientated.
- Machining is performed to Kinetics Drive Solutions’ QA specifications and tolerances.
- Provides assistance and guidance to junior employees.
Your Responsibilities
- Ability to efficiently setup and run small & medium production runs on lathe and/or mill, both conventional and CNC
- Running first articles, performing measurements and making offset adjustments
- Perform machining tasks to support production and prototype projects
- Perform labor to support building maintenance tasks
- Maintain a clean and organized work facility
- Demonstrates the values of safety, teamwork, services, integrity, accountability and ingenuity
- Possess a good mechanical aptitude to support manufacturing operations to locate and diagnose defects in production equipment
- Perform incidental tasks as required to complete the larger task
- Work with others in assembly and production team environment to achieve greater efficiency and productivity.
- Support our drive for enhanced performance and improved quality and efficiency
- Adherence to Corporate Policy and SOP’s
- Other duties as assigned.
You will be a great fit if you have:
- Proven organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability in troubleshooting
- Work under pressure
- Ability to operate machining and hand tools safely and effectively
- Ability to lift 50-60 pounds
- Attention to detail, especially ensuring specific steps are followed to complete a task
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- ITA Red Seal is preferred
- 2-10 years of experience.
- Working knowledge of WHMIS
We Offer
- A collaborative and rewarding work environment
- A generous vacation program—starting at 2 weeks in your first year, increasing to 3 weeks in your second year, and growing to up to 6 weeks after 7 years of service
- Comprehensive Extended Health coverage
- Group RRSP program with company matching
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
- Option to bank overtime for additional vacation time
- A culture that prioritizes safety, innovation, learning, and teamwork