Job Description

Overview

At Greene, Tweed, you'll find cutting-edge technology, world-class polymer expertise, and endless advancement opportunities in an environment that embraces diversity and celebrates success. The Machinist II role involves operating CNC or manual machines to fabricate production parts to specifications and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Work from drawings, sketches, and specifications to complete various machining operations.
  • Perform machine set ups to achieve close tolerances and align machined parts.
  • Obtain required inspections on first pieces of a run and perform inspections on work-in-progress.
  • Complete and maintain records of time, part counts, inspections, and requisition forms for each job.
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly work area and conform to quality procedures.
  • Perform routine preventative maintenance of machines according to the PM schedule.
  • Operate machinery/equipment safely.
  • Make jigs, fixtures, or other specialized non-production devices as assigned.
  • Acquire raw materials, supplies, and tools when necessary.
  • Assist in training other machinists as requested.
  • Perform first piece inspections on basic products for other machinists as assigned.
  • Grind tools when necessary.
  • Troubleshoot drawings, machining, tooling, programming, and material issues.
  • Utilize Geometric Dimension & Tolerance as specified.
  • Provide feedback on trends and recommend process improvements.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of trade school apprenticeship or equivalent shop experience, preferably with engineered plastics.
  • Technical training in shop math and blueprint reading.
  • Ability to understand GD&T is a plus.
  • Ability to read and understand basic blueprints.
  • U.S. Person status as defined by applicable law for authorized access to ITAR-controlled data.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$41/hr across 93 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 344 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 194 different employers. 138 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,245 other active welding openings from 548 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (39), Zachry Group (30), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (22). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Old Sixth Ward at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Dallas at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

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