Career Opportunities

Join Our Pasco Machine Team!

Since 1921, Pasco Machine Company has built a reputation for quality workmanship, competitive prices, and fast turnarounds. Our Tri-Cities machine shop is family-owned and operated business in Pasco, WA. When we say that we provide “Service with Integrity,” it’s more than a slogan – it’s a commitment to providing our valued customers with the best products and services available. When you join us, you become part of a community that values: Excellence, Purpose, Integrity, and Compassion (EPIC).

Current Opportunities:

Waterjet Operator

Position Summary:

Under general direction of the CNC Supervisor, the Waterjet Operator is responsible for setting up and operation of cutting machines, loading, and unloading material and parts using cranes and other equipment, operating controls, inspecting parts ensuring quality and perform troubleshooting and light maintenance duties.

Essential Duties:

• Operate, load, and unload material and parts using cranes and other equipment; prove programs; operate controls; set offsets; and perform deburring and inspections of quality parts for performance requirements.
• Pack finished assemblies to ensure protection for shipment and transports to storage area.
  Ensure that production rates are met or exceeded.
• Maximize cutting time by planning to perform cuts of same materials and/or thickness and by using multiple cutting heads to improve work order efficiency.
• Detect equipment malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjust machine, within capabilities.
• Control media as required to ensure quality of production.
• Perform troubleshooting and light maintenance duties.
• Set up and operate cutting machine(s) in accordance with established procedures and guidelines.
• Perform programming and/or editing on assigned machine(s).
• Perform preventative maintenance on assigned machine(s) and corresponding equipment.
• Perform a variety of material movement tasks for order filling, receiving, and loading.
• Safely use assigned power equipment to move material and meet order requirements (overhead crane, forklift).
• Follow customer requirements to select, fill and package orders.
• Maintain a clean working environment around all equipment and all areas in the shop.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature and assist other staff as directed by supervisor or management.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalent, 2-3 years of previous waterjet or plasma table operations, machining, rigging and crane operation, reading and interpreting blueprints and geometric tolerancing, use of precision measuring instruments (calipers, micrometers, pin mics, depth gauges, dial indicators and scales) preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Valid Washington State Driver’s License with a clean driving record. Driving Abstract to be submitted with application for employment.

Pay Range: $25-32/hour DOE

What We Offer:

• Generous wages commensurate with skill level
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) and generous employer funded profit sharing
• Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off (full-time)
• 4 x 10 hours/day work schedule