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General Machinist

Employer

QUALITY COMPRESSOR AND MACHINE INC.

Date Posted

September 08, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Rocky View, AB
  • Earnings $35.00 to $44.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Sep 22, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

QUALITY COMPRESSOR AND MACHINE INC.

Languages

English

Education

Other trades certificate or diploma

Work setting

General manufacturing

Tasks

  • Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, charts and tables
  • Repair machine tools and parts
  • Set up and adjust production machineries/tools
  • Fit and assemble components and machine parts to close tolerance
  • Maintain, repair and calibrate precision measuring instruments
  • Document and report deviations from specifications and tolerances
  • Maintain inspection records and complete inspection reports
  • Verify dimensions of parts machined using precise measuring instruments (e.g., micrometers, calipers)
  • Set up and operate conventional and computer controlled machine tools
  • Verify dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

Machinist Trade Certification

Measuring tools

  • Micrometers
  • Callipers

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Boring machines
  • Cylindrical grinders
  • Engine lathes
  • Lapping machine
  • Milling machines
  • Surface grinders

Transportation/travel information

Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Attention to detail

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Team player

Screening questions

Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

Evening

Experience

Experience an asset

Employment terms options

Day

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The General Machinist is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Machinists
OBJECTIVE

Interest in setting up and programming machine tools for use by machining tool operators when required

INNOVATIVE

Interest in performing precision machining operations such as sawing, turning, milling, boring, planing, drilling, precision grinding and other operations, and in planning best sequence of operations

METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information to verify dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments

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General Learning Ability

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Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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