Tenneco is one of the world's leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

General Function:

Interpret blue prints, program, set-up, build and inspect parts in the tool room environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Operate and program all CNC machines to specified tolerances.

2. Produces prototype and sample products.

3. Required knowledge of steels, stresses, and materials.

4. Ability to see and compare slight differences in shape, size, etc., of objects.

5. Responsible for good housekeeping of work area and equipment.

6. Responsible for reporting any indications of needed maintenance.

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

High school diploma or G.E.D. Completed technical school courses in machining preferred. Certified Journeyman Machinist preferred. Requires use of advanced shop math, complicated drawings, and a wide variety of precision measuring instruments. Over one year of experience with certificate from approved Journeyman school or 3 - 5 years experience operating and programming CNC machines without certificate. Required to have CNC Lathes and CNC Mills experience. Knowledge of Okuma, Mazatrol, G Code and other conversational CNC programming required. Master Cam experience required.

Reasoning Ability:

Requires the use of considerable judgement to plan, layout, and perform work of an unusual and difficult nature where only general methods and trade practices are available. Machining operations of complex parts where considerable study is required to determine the best sequence of operations, to select the machines and tools to perform the operations or to modify existing tools and equipment to do the job.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Other Skills and Abilities:

Continuous mental attention and visual attention required.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Light physical effort working with materials weighing between 5 and 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Failure to comply with safety precautions established for the job would probably result in accidents that would be partially incapacitating in nature, such as, the loss of an arm, leg, or eye.

Responsible for own work. This includes aiding in the training of new employees.

Somewhat disagreeable working conditions. One or more of the elements are present to an obvious degree. Voices must be raised to carry on a conversation. Handling of oily and/or greasy material. Use of coolants, water, flux, etc. required.

Exposure to lost-time accidents or health hazards as related to factory environment.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.