Internship-cnc Machinist

Are you interested in becoming a machinist? HMC, located just 3 miles south of Princeton, offers an intern program for High School students from around the Princeton area; Gibson, Vanderburgh, Pike, and Warrick counties.

Once enrolled, as early as a High School Junior, you will be supported by HMC through high school and all the way through your final trade school or college year.

It is important to HMC that we forge strong relationships with area schools and students interested in an internship with our company. Our objective is to ensure that candidates entering our program finish the program fully trained and equipped so they can enter the next level with the tools and knowledge necessary to be successful.

Successful candidates for HMC’s internship program will receive above-average compensation and industry-leading training on some of the largest and most modern machine tools on the planet.

Machinist Intern Candidate Expectations:

• Must have a basic understanding of blueprint reading

• Must be able use a tape measure, calipers, OD micrometer and ID micrometer

• Be able to lift 50 lbs.

• Must be detail oriented

• Be able to layout a part

• Proficient in basic mathematics

• Understand basic machining principles; milling, turning, feeds & speeds, tooling, etc

Skills Machining Intern will learn:

• The setups of various machines.
• Different processes of parts on the machines.
• How to understand information in the job packets (blueprints, traveler, setup drawings, inspection sheets)
• How to handle parts with a crane and/or fork truck.
• Proper use of slings, I bolts, and clevises.
• How to use and maintain tooling for different operations at the different machines.
• How to read and write simple programs.
• How to keep a safe and clean working environment.
• Preventive maintenance for the machines.
• The controls of one or more machines to indicate parts in and take rough cuts.
• How to set parameters and tool offsets in preparation for machining parts.