Precision Machinist Apprentice

To support our extraordinary team of expert precision mold makers and machinists while contributing to our growth, we’re looking to add a Precision Machinist Apprentice located in Tempe, AZ.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Precision Machinist Apprentice role involves…

What a typical day looks like:

• Precision CNC machining in horizontal and vertical mills with the ability to set up and prove out programs and make necessary G and M code edits.
  
• CNC lathes with the ability to set up and prove out programs and make necessary G and M code edits, and write programs by manually inputting data.
  
• Manual and CNC surface grinding to include form grinding and other various grinding disciplines.
  
• Electrode manufacturing to include milling and turning in CNC centers.
  
• CNC EDM machining utilizing fully automated EDM cells.
  
• Wire EDM machining.
  
• Plastic injection mold assembly and knowledge of how to manufacture a mold.
  
• Manual machining.
  

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Some experience with machine shop equipment. (manual or CNC lathes, mills, grinders, etc.)
  
• Ability to read simple measuring tools such as a micrometer
  
• If prior machine shop experience is non-existent then successful completion of a machine shop class or enrollment in a class at a school or college is mandatory
  
• Knowledge of basic shop safety principles
  
• Prior experience of 1-2 years working in a machine shop environment.
  

Flex International is a leading sketch-to-scale™ solutions company that designs and builds intelligent products for a connected world.

Manufacturing Services , Tooling Design and Plastic Injection Molding