Manufacturing Machinist Apprenticeship A24A0

The Boeing Company has an exciting opportunity, through our IAM/Boeing Joint Apprenticeship Program, for Manufacturing Machinist Apprenticeship in the Puget Sound region in Washington State!

This comprehensive 4-year training program consists of 8,000 hours of paid on-the-job training and essential classroom education, designed to equip you with the skills needed to excel as a manufacturing machinist. You will attend school for a minimum of 144 unpaid hours per school year, registered through a local Community and Technical College. Your wages as an apprentice will be defined in Article 17 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the International Association of Machinists District 751 and The Boeing Company, with progression to a higher wage step for every 1,000 hours of recorded on-the-job training until completion. Upon graduation from the apprenticeship, you will be placed in the target job at the maximum rate and receive a journey-worker certificate and card recognized worldwide.

Apprentices will learn the following tasks to become proficient as a journey-level graduate of the program: Set up and operate various conventional and numerical control machine tools to fabricate close tolerance, high quality parts from metals, plastics, and composite materials, often in a cellular manufacturing environment. In addition to machine training, the Manufacturing Machinist apprenticeship includes use of precision measuring tools, trade related bench work, inspection, numerical machine programming, heat treat, layout operations, tool grinding, and machine related processes.

Applicants should have a strong willingness and aptitude for learning, problem solving, and judgement, as well as a mindset for continuous improvement.

Review the PrepPack (link below) to confirm you meet apprenticeship minimum qualifications and for additional information.

To ensure your application is complete, all required assessments and courses must be finalized before submitting your application.

• Basic Blueprint Reading or equivalent

• Basic Precision Measuring Tools or equivalent

• Milling Machine: Conventional or CNC

• Lathe: Conventional or CNC

1-year work experience in similar field below:

• Boring Mills (Vertical, Horizontal)

• Computer Numerical Control

• Drills (Radial, Press, NC)

• Grinding (Internal, External, Surface, Thread)

• Heat Treat

• Jig Bore, Jig Grinder

• Lathes (Conventional, NC, CNC, Turret)

• Layout (Conventional, CMM)

• Mills (Conventional, NC, CNC, Profile)

• Tool Grind

• Experience doing jobs or tasks where you had to apply Math skills such as: Algebra, geometry and/or trigonometry.

• Experience reading engineering blueprints and drawings.

• Experience working with precision measuring tools.

• Experience operating manual mill and manual lathe machines.

• Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English.

This is an hourly position governed by the IAM Collective Bargaining agreement.

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  Work with and interpret prints, sketches, diagrams, specifications, verbal information, handbook formulas, job layouts, etc., and use shop mathematics including trigonometry and geometry.

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  Perform layout necessary to accomplish own work assignment.

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  Perform assembly work and surface finishing as required.

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  Use and operate all precision measuring instruments and various methods necessary to complete and check own work assignment. Provide part quality information and statistics as required.

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  Select proper tools, fixtures, machine attachments, equipment, etc., necessary to complete work assignment.

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  Prepare and adjustments as required to ensure proper machine operation.

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  Monitor machining system operations including electrical/electronic and mechanical diagnostics and cutter, probe, and sensor data and make appropriate adjustments.

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  May include programming and operation of NC and CNC machines.

• Perform physical tasks that include lifting weights ranging from 10-15 lbs to 15-35 lbs.

• Engage in various movements such as reaching, handling, turning, twisting, lifting, lowering, climbing, balancing, bending, kneeling, crouching, and squatting.

• Work in environments that may involve contact with metals, solvents, and coolants.

• Operate in proximity to moving parts and tools, sharp cutters, and potential slipping hazards.

• Adapt to varying noise levels and atmospheric conditions.

• Utilize personal safety gear to protect face/eyes, hands/arms, and feet while performing job duties.

High School Graduate or the equivalent. Proof of successful completion is required.

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

This position is for shift 1; however, it may require some training on shift 2.

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

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• Right to Work (Spanish)