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Outside Machinist I role with Epsilon Systems in Portsmouth, VA, focused on installing, dismantling, aligning, and moving heavy machinery/equipment to layout plans and blueprints. You’ll work hands-on in shipyard/machine shop environments under immediate supervision, supporting equipment setup, alignment, and precision clearances.
Key skills
Blueprint/layout interpretationMachine alignment and levelingHand and power tool usePrecision measurement (micrometers, squares, rules, levels)Rigging/moving equipment (hoists, jacks, dollies, rollers, trucks)Drilling and laying out mounting holesStandard shop computations (stresses, strength of materials, center of gravity)Mechanical assembly/installation of heavy equipmentClearance setting with shims and fastenersAbility to obtain/maintain access to military/government installations and shipyards
Salary not listed — comparable Portsmouth, VA Outside Machinist I roles typically pay around $20–$30/hour depending on experience and access requirements.
You'll thrive here if you have strong mechanical aptitude, can read and apply blueprints/layouts, and enjoy hands-on installation and alignment work around heavy equipment in shipyard/machine-shop settings.
Why apply
- Hands-on heavy equipment work
- On-the-job training with experienced workers
- Work on military/government installations
Epsilon Systems is seeking a full time Outside Machinist I located in Portsmouth, VA.
Required Qualifications:
ADA Notations:
Summary:
Under immediate supervision, installs new machines or heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings, and dismantles and installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in the plant layout are required. Non-supervisory.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Plans and lays out work; interpreting blueprints or other specifications.
- Makes standard shop computations relating to stresses, strength of materials, and centers of gravity.
- Inserts shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
- Aligns machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
- Assembles and installs equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
- Lays out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.
- Assists /signals crane operator to lower and position basic assembly units to bedplates of machines and equipment, and align unit to centerline.
- Replaces defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
- Levels bedplate and establishes centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit.
- Dismantles machines, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
- Attaches moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
- Moves machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
- Uses hand tools and power tools.
Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma/equivalent.
- One to three years related work experience.
- Training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.
- Mechanical aptitude and skills.
- Active listening, effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to read, understand and interpret layouts, blueprints and other technical specifications in standard English text.
- Able to read, hear, and apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.
- Able to obtain and maintain access to military and government installations and private shipyards.
ADA Notations:
- Frequent standing, sitting, walking, handling, feeling with hands, reaching with arms.
- Regular communication (hearing/speaking).
- See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer) and ability to see details at a distance.
- Able to move in narrow and restricted passageways, up/down steep and narrow ladders or stairways, and up and down antenna masts/yardarms (onboard ships).
- Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
- Keep hand and arm steady while moving arm or while holding arm and hand in one position and to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects of varying sizes.
- Occasional stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
- Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds.
- Noise conditions range from very quiet to some noise.
- Machine shop environment.
Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.