Job Title: Manual Machinist (Days)

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Manual Machinist to join our team in servicing and repairing pumps and rotating equipment. You will work in our shop reconditioning pumps based on blueprints and drawings, including split case pumps, overhung pumps, horizontal pumps, and multistage pumps.

Must Haves

• 5+ years of experience as a Manual Machinist
• Proficiency in lathe machining and vertical mill (Bridgeport machine)
• Experience with Horizontal Boring Mill (HBM)
• Ability to perform line bores on pumps
• Strong blueprint reading skills
• Experience with pump parts, micrometers, calipers, manual lathe, and manual mill

Responsibilities

• Recondition pumps from the field based on blueprints and drawings.
• Perform line bores on pumps, drilling, facing, and squaring plates.
• Work on base plates, internal pump parts, shafts, sleeves, rings, impellers, heads, and casings.
• Handle part dimensions ranging from 4 inches to 7 feet, using materials such as carbon steel, stainless steel, and bronze.
• Create serrated finishes for flanges, dial pins, cut diameters on IDs, and mount faces for bearing houses.
• Cut keyways using horizontal boring mill.

Work Environment

You will work in a medium-sized, air-conditioned shop that is currently tight on space but will be moving to a larger facility in 2024 or 2025. The night shift runs Monday to Friday from 3:30 PM to 2:30 AM, and Saturdays from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM, also with two paid breaks and an unpaid lunch. Night shift employees receive a 10% differential. Safety gear, including steel-toed shoes, jeans, work shirts, and safety glasses, is required.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Houston, Texas.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $33.00 - $44.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Houston,TX.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 17, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.