• Description:

• BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

• Machinist
• Department of Water Management
• Bureau of Water Supply/ Pumping

• Number of Positions:

  5

• Starting Salary:

  $58.39/ Hourly
• This position is open to the public and all current city employees covered under the City's Collective Bargaining Agreement with Machinists - Local 126 (Bargaining Unit 36)
• . Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

• BID INSTRUCTIONS

• Apply on the bid site:
• https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en
• AND•1.

Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

• 2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')
• 3. Select your correct bargaining unit

• FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

• Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on
• 5/5/2025
• Under supervision, performs journey-level machinist work in the manufacturing, repair, and rebuilding of precision metal parts for the maintenance of mechanical equipment and machinery, and performs related duties as required.

• ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Reviews blueprints, specifications, or models of parts to be made and determines work procedures, metal stock, and machine tools to use to fabricate parts
• Inspects and dismantles mechanical equipment and machinery to identify malfunctions and determine needed repairs
• Fabricates metal parts by setting up and operating conventional or computer-controlled machine tools (e.g., lathes, milling machines, grinders, drill presses)
• Plans and lays out jobs, making calculations to establish dimensions, locating and marking surfaces and angles to be machined, setting controls, and making cuts to perform machining operations
• Performs precision handwork to finish, fit, and assemble machined parts using bench mounted and hand held power tools (e.g., files, die grinders, buffers, scrapers)
• Uses precision measuring instruments (e.g., vernier calipers, micrometers, surface gauges, dial indicators) to maintain dimensional accuracy and specified tolerances during machining operations
• Determines and monitors the feed and speed of the machine during machining operations
• Checks finished metal products to ensure they meet specifications
• Installs and tests new and repaired parts, ensuring proper fit and operation
• Prepares work activity reports
• Loads, transports, and unloads equipment and supplies as required
• Cleans work sites after repairs
• Cleans, repairs, and lubricates machinery, tools, and equipment
• Welds or brazes broken parts with electric or gas equipment, as required
• Cuts steel with acetylene torch, as required _

NOTE:

The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive; there may be other duties that are essential to particular positions within the class._

• Location:

• VARIES

• Days:

• VARIES

• Hours:

• VARIES

• Qualifications:

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THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

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• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Successful completion of a US Department of Labor registered machinist apprenticeship training program and journeyman status; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

• SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

• This position does not require an interview, this position requires candidates to pass a written job knowledge exam.
• Test results will be sent out by the Department of Human Resources after test results have been analyzed and compiled. Candidates who pass the test will be hired in
• seniority or lottery/random order

• WORKING CONDITIONS

• Exposure to loud noise, fumes or dust, oily or wet environment
• Exposure to hazardous conditions (e.g., heavy machinery

• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Heavy lifting (up to 75 pounds) is required
• Ability to stand and walk for extended or continuous periods of time
• Ability to quickly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with one's body, arms, and/or legs
• Ability to operate applicable hand tools, power tools, and equipment
• For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:
• https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html
• For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:
• https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp\_info/JobClassification/2025\_Classification\_and\_Pay\_Plan.pdf

• APPLICATION EVALUATION

• Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted.

Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

• COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

• To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075.

The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration.

• _These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders._
• _For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates._
• To learn more about our hiring practices click here. (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dhr/provdrs/emp.html)

• ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

• The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.
• City of Chicago
• Brandon Johnson, Mayor
• Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 5/5/2025

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