Summary:
Perform diversified general maintenance activities, at various levels of complexity, referring to blueprints and drawings for the machinery plan and perform the machining operations.

Responsibilities:
• Set up and operate lathes, millers, shapers, grinders, planers and power drills
• Work from blueprints, sketches and verbal instructions
• Perform highly diversified machining operations, such as boring, turning, facing, reaming, grinding, milling and tapering
• Perform work on machined parts, forgings and castings, which are of varying degrees of complexity in mature and critically dimensioned
• Determine and maintain the proper operational sequences at all times, make all necessary mathematical calculations to complete the job
• Determine the appropriate feeds and speeds for all operations
• Check own work; Usually work to tolerance of +/- .00005
• Read and interpret complex blueprints and manufacture parts from a layout drawing without use of sketches or verbal instructions, making all necessary mathematical calculations to complete the job according to the drawing
• Bench work, including any necessary operations such as filing, de-burring, grinding, lapping, indexing, scraping and fitting, in order to complete mechanical assemblies from crude sketches, verbal instructions or work samples
• Check own work by making set-ups and interpret gauges, electro-limit gauges and size blocks
• Occasionally make decisions as to fits and tolerances
• Perform all the essential functions and competencies listed above
• Set-up, operate, alter, repair and plan own work
• Perform complex checking and interpret results of own work by setting up and operating instruments such as air gauges, electro-limit gauges and size blocks
• Usually work to tolerances of +/- .001 +/- .0005
• 6+ years of experience in complex machining operations; May include CNC programming
• All employees are responsible for the Quality of their work to ensure BEI meets, or exceeds Customer Satisfaction.

Other information:
2 year technical degree (or apprenticeship certificate) preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience as approved by executive management

Education: Highschool Diploma or equivalent

Physical Location: Concord, CA

Shift: Shift 2

Work Schedule: Monday-Thursday 3:15pm-1:45am

Full Time

Compensation Range: $36.54 to $54.80 USD. Many factors are considered in compensation decisions, including but not limited to skills, certifications, licensures, experience, training, incumbent data, and other business needs.

Benefits and Other Compensation: Benchmark provides a comprehensive benefits package, including a Bonus Plan, 401(k), Paid Time Off, and Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, all based on scheduled hours. Benchmark complies with applicable state and local employee leave laws.

Application Deadline: This job posting will remain open until filled.

Additional Notices: Benchmark adheres to applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits. This includes, but is not limited to, providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. Candidates applying for remote work based in Washington state, may obtain PTO eligibility for this position by emailing [redacted].

Export Control: This job position may include access to controlled information or technology covered under applicable U.S. export control laws. As such, employment for this job position may be contingent on either verification that an applicant falls under the definition of a "U.S. Person" (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status) or on the Company timely obtaining any necessary export license required under federal laws. The Company evaluates such export license situations on a case-by-case basis and may decline to proceed with a job applicant in its sole discretion since export license applications can take many weeks to be processed.