Machinist

INVISTA's Victoria, Texas, Maintenance team is seeking a Machinist to support precision machining for rotating and fixed equipment. In this role, you will support precision machining, leveraging manual machining skills while contributing to the shop's continued growth in computer numerical control (CNC) machining.

This role is part of our Shops & Services organization which includes machine shop, welding shop, relief valve shop, and control valve shop operations. Team members work closely together to provide repair, maintenance, and fabrication services for plant equipment and components. The work environment is highly collaborative and requires individuals who can work independently, contribute to team-based maintenance activities, and adapt to changing business needs. While most work is performed in the shop, occasional field support may be required.

• Operate manual lathes and mills, as well as CNC machining equipment, to achieve required precision tolerances.
• Machine, inspect, measure, repair, and manufacture components for rotating and fixed equipment, including reverse engineering parts when drawings are unavailable.
• Perform field machining on equipment such as heads, flanges, and equipment bases.
• Read and apply blueprints, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) guidance, drawings, and assembly tolerances.
• Use precision measuring tools and computer-aided design (CAD) tools to inspect components and document or update reverse-engineering drawings.
• Support estimating, planning, materials, scheduling, work-order documentation, and customer communication.
• Proactively identify improvements to the work backlog, shop processes, practices, tooling, and procedures.

• Experience operating manual lathes and mills.
• Experience using precision measuring tools and holding tight tolerances.
• Experience reading and following blueprints.
• Experience reproducing a part without a drawing through reverse engineering.
• Experience using computer technology in a machining or industrial work environment.

• Availability to work scheduled or unscheduled hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, based on business needs. Extended turnaround schedules may be required.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, goggles, hard hats, flame-resistant clothing, gloves, and safety boots, in accordance with the job safety analysis for the task.
• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds and stand for prolonged periods.
• Ability to work in hot, cold, and inclement conditions.
• Ability to climb stairs, ladders, vessel or column ladders, and ladders associated with scaffolds.

• Experience programming and operating CNC lathes and mills, including use of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software.
• Experience inspecting and repairing medium-to-large rotating equipment casings, shafts, and related parts, including line boring, milling split lines, drilling, and tapping.
• Experience with field machining of heads, flanges, and equipment bases.
• Experience using 3D parts scanning, precision inspection, or CAD tools for drawing development.
• Experience with a workflow, work-order, or computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), such as SAP or LeanKit.
• Experience working in a team-based maintenance environment.
• Experience setting up and operating balancing machines for impellers, shafts, or rotating equipment.

As a Koch company, INVISTA has a long history of working to make the world around you a better place. From parts for the automotive industry to medical equipment, air bags, food packaging and clothing, our ingredients in the nylon 6,6 and polypropylene value chains help bring many of life's essential products to market.