STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: MACHINIST
SUPERVISOR
Class
Code: 6012-17
Date Established: 09-09-96
Occupational
Code: 5-3-5
Date of Last Revision: 12/28/01
BASIC
PURPOSE: To supervise the operation of a machine
shop including supervising usage and the operation of a variety of machine shop
equipment.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Supervises machine
shop operations.
·
Operates machine shop
equipment, including lathes, shapers, milling machines, drill presses, grinders
and dynamic balances or supervises the usage of this shop equipment.
·
Instructs others in
the proper usage and maching practices to ensure quality controls.
·
Interprets plans,
makes sketches, and works from rough drawings or verbal instructions to
manufacture parts.
·
Designs and
fabricates tools, parts and equipment.
·
Maintains records for
project repairs.
·
Contacts suppliers
and prepares purchase orders.
·
Compiles materials
and supplies requirements for the preparation of the Maintenance Section
Budget.
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DISTINGUISHING
FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill
in developing formats and procedures for special applications OR in
investigating and reviewing the use of equipment and data for a specialized
function.
Knowledge: Requires
knowledge of business practices and procedures or technical training in a craft
or trade, including working from detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a
variety of practical situations.
Impact: Requires
responsibility for contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by
facilitating the direct provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires
direct supervision of other employees doing work which is related or similar to
the supervisor, including scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work
for accuracy, performance appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position
vacancies.
Working
Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an adverse working environment containing a combination of
disagreeable elements which impact significantly upon the employee's capacity
for completing work assignments.
This level includes work-related accidents or assault.
Physical
Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires
explaining facts, interpreting situations, or advising individuals of
alternative or appropriate courses of action. This level also requires interviewing or eliciting
information from state employees or members of the general public.
Complexity: Requires a
combination of job functions to establish facts, to draw daily operational
conclusions, or to solve practical problems. This level also requires providing a variety of alternative
solutions where only limited standardization exists.
Independent
Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation
from high school or G.E.D. and completion of a standard apprenticeship in the
machinist trade.Each additional year of approved formal education may be
substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Three years'
experience as a journeyman machinist, one of which must have been in a
supervisory capacity.
License/Certification: Possession of
a valid driver's license and/or have access to transportation for statewide
travel.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of standard machine ship
practices, methods, materials, tools and hazards of the trade. Knowledge of shop mathematics. Ability to work from blueprints, pencil
sketches, and instructions.
Ability to plan, layout, assign and supervise the work of other employees. Ability to machine blank stock into
parts. Ability to diagnose machine
failures and to improvise where only limited repair facilities and equipment
may be available. Must be willing
to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER
STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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