Machinist II - Nozzle Grinder at Nordson Corporation in Clinton, South Carolina

Job Description:

As a Nozzle Grinder you will be responsible for preparing production ground carbide nozzles by using proprietary precision CNC grinder dicing technologies specifications. You will set up, make offset adjustments, operate, and perform quality checks. In addition, maintaining a best-in-class nature of the equipment and tooling. You will be responsible for enhancing our abilities to produce parts on time and within specified tolerances. You may also have responsibility for editing CNC programs. Once parts are produced you will be responsible to inspect the parts verifying all necessary dimensions. This is a skilled role. The role also requires a high level of attention to detail to ensure quality production and reliability in attendance to ensure our on-time delivery to our customers stays at a world-class level.



Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain production results utilizing our CNC dicing machines and flow test bench.

• Continuous use of microscope and micrometers for inspection, centering and measuring of dicing results.

• Access the computerized Nozzle Database for all specifications for each variation of our nozzles.

• Maintain equipment and ensure a safe clean working environment before, during and after dicing and inspection.

• Intermediate CNC dicing machine set up with wheel location and air pressure adjustments. Back cuts, "T" plate, crosscuts and Co-plate operations. Grind scribe on back side of blanks.

• Adjust running parameters to achieve specifications.

• Sandblast and flow test to maintain desired results. Entry level pattern testing.

• Make adjustments: to programs to achieve depth and width when dicing operations do not comply with the specification that are listed in the database.

• Follow safety procedures and guidelines set forth by Nordson Corp.

• Interact daily with other team members to ensure results are consistent.

• Beginner ability to read blueprints and determine critical values.

• Attention to detail is crucial to achieve our precise results.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Certificate in machine shop technology or CNC machinist, preferably using precision grinding equipment.

• Basic CNC programming and editing training.

• 3 plus years of experience preferred or combination work experience, internship and schooling may be considered.

• Precision measuring instruments, especially micrometers, microscopes, and optical comparators.

• Computer access skills.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Moderate experience with CNC's and tool / cutter grinding machines.

• Understanding of various manufacturing methodologies for cutting and grinding.

• Ability to contribute to a continuous improvement mind set.

• Analytical, communication and computer skills.

• Moderate understanding of mathematics

• Strong communicator and team player

• Ability to work independently and high attention to detail.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands


To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. The employee must consistently lift and /or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.


While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is consistently required to stand, use hands, fingers to handle, or feel, ability to speak and hear.


The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.


Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


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