Machinist

Timberland Equipment Limited is a Canadian-owned, entrepreneurial, globally recognized company located in Woodstock, Ontario, where we have been a fully operational 80,000 square foot facility with engineering, sales and manufacturing departments all under one roof since 1947. We design it, we build it. Employing over 100 employees, our skilled trades, engineering expertise, professionalism, project management experience and in-house capabilities make us the preferred choice for global engineered material handling solutions for the underground and surface mining, heavy construction, electrical power transmission and distribution, marine and offshore oil & gas sectors.

BY JOINING OUR TEAM

• Gain experience in a medium sized company that designs and builds custom capital equipment; we successfully compete with the large, multi-national corporations
• Get valuable work experience and exposure to the various stages of manufacturing
• Witness the design, building and testing of our equipment and provide fabrication support on some of the biggest infrastructure projects in the world
• Receive an annual clothing and safety shoe allowance
• In addition to statutory holidays and vacation, receive 5 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Receive a shift premium for the afternoon shift
• Participate in the benefits program and company pension plan

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for fabricating new and replacement parts for Timberland’s manufactured equipment. The position summary is to be used as a guideline only and may not incorporate all functions of the job.

• Operation of manual machine shop equipment including lathes, drill presses and milling machines
• Operation of CNC including lathe and vertical machine center horizontal boring mill
• Use precision inspection and measuring tools
• Perform minor machine maintenance

ATTRIBUTES WE SEEK

• Licensed Machinist or equivalent training/experience
• General understanding of conventional machining and CNC equipment; willingness to be placed in different aspects of machining environment
• Operate manual lathes, boring mill, drill presses and CNC vertical machining center, Mazak turning center and Olympia boring mill
• Able to program using MasterCam System software
• Advanced in blue print reading
• Experience in troubleshooting and problem solving
• Possess clear written and verbal communication skills
• Work in a co-operative group atmosphere  
• Have own basic machinist tools