CNC Horizontal Boring Mill (HBM) Machinist, Job Shop / Custom Work
Axton Incorporated, Delta, BC
Pay: $45.00 to $50.00 per hour, based on experience
Job type: Full-time, permanent
Schedule: Monday to Thursday, 10-hour shifts (paid lunch), 40 hours per week
Shift: Day or afternoon, depending on current requirements
Shift premium: +$3.00/hour for afternoon shift
Experienced CNC Horizontal Boring Mill Machinists Wanted
Axton Incorporated is looking for an experienced CNC Horizontal Boring Mill (HBM) Machinist to join our machine shop in Delta, BC.
We need someone who can set up, program and run a CNC horizontal boring mill on large, heavy industrial components. Manual HBM experience is a bonus, but CNC HBM experience is the priority for this role.
Axton manufactures custom pressure vessels, heat exchangers and process equipment. Our machine shop supports this work by machining large one-off and low-volume components such as tubesheets, flanges, nozzles, channels and heads. You will be setting up new jobs regularly, not running the same production part all shift.
The Machines
Fermat WF13 4.5-axis CNC horizontal boring mill: X=248", Y=118", Z=23.6", W=28.7" spindle extension, full rotary table. Our largest HBM, used for tubesheets and large exchanger components.
Doosan DBC 110 4.5-axis CNC horizontal boring mill: X=100", Y=78", Z=60". Enough reach for full-diameter cuts on large vessels in a single setup.
The machine shop also runs a Puma CNC lathe, a Century CNC vertical boring mill and manual machines, all inside our 72,000 sq ft facility with 20-ton overhead cranes.
What You’ll Be Doing
Set up and operate CNC horizontal boring mills on large, heavy workpieces
Write, edit and prove out CNC programs at the control
Set work offsets, tool offsets and datums; indicate and square large parts
Boring, milling, facing, drilling and tapping, including tube hole patterns
Use rotary tables and fixtures to machine multiple faces in one setup
Plan setups and machining sequences from engineering drawings
Select tooling, speeds and feeds for carbon steel, stainless and alloy materials
Hold tolerances using micrometers, bore gauges, dial indicators and other precision tools
Inspect your own work throughout the job
Work closely with our fabrication, engineering and quality teams
Required
2+ years running a CNC horizontal boring mill (setup and operation, not just loading parts)
Ability to edit and troubleshoot CNC programs at the machine
Experience with common controls such as Fanuc, Heidenhain, Siemens or similar
Ability to independently set up jobs from engineering drawings
Strong understanding of tooling, speeds and feeds
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, dimensions and tolerances
Experience using precision measuring equipment
Red Seal Machinist certification
Preferred
Manual horizontal boring mill experience
CAM programming experience
Experience with large, heavy components and overhead crane rigging
Job shop, custom fabrication, repair shop or heavy industrial manufacturing background
Experience machining pressure vessel or heat exchanger components
Why Work at Axton?
$45.00 to $50.00/hour, based on experience
4-day workweek, Monday to Thursday
10-hour shifts with paid lunch
$3.00/hour afternoon shift premium
Extended health care, dental, vision and life insurance
Company pension plan
On-site parking
Stable, long-term employment
Varied custom work instead of repetitive production runs
Work on large, specialized industrial equipment
Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada and able to commute daily to Delta, BC. We are not able to offer work permit sponsorship, LMIA support or relocation.
About Axton Incorporated
Axton Incorporated is a Canadian manufacturer of custom-designed pressure vessels, heat exchangers and process equipment. Located in Delta, BC, we have served industrial customers throughout North America for more than 50 years.
Our facility combines heavy fabrication, machining, engineering and quality control. Because our equipment is custom designed and built, our machinists work on a wide variety of components, materials and setups.
If you know your way around a CNC horizontal boring mill and would rather machine large, interesting custom parts than run the same part all day, we’d like to hear from you.
Email your resume to jwalls@axton.ca. Learn more at axton.ca.