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Machinist Journeyman - 1st Shift

Johnson Controls, Phila, PA, United States


Job Description
We are seeking a CNC Machinist (Journeyman) to join our federal team at our York, PA location. We're keeping the Navy cool. Literally. Our team at the Grantley Plant custom designs, develops and manufactures complex chilled water HVAC and refrigeration equipment for Navy vessels around the world. The job consists of performing duties required to plan, lay out, fabricate, assemble, fit, braze tubing, thread, weld complex piping, system components and weld coded, and noncoded pressure vessel assemblies and subassemblies, working with ferrous, nonferrous metals, using conventional or automatic submerged arc welding and difficult positions of stick, tig, and manual arc welding of Navy equipment.

Location:
York, PA Navy Systems Plant
Shift: 1st Shift, Monday-Friday
Pay: $43.31 per hour (Effective 3/31/26), plus $2.00/hour for 2nd Shift
Union: This is a bargaining unit (union) position.

Learn more about Navy Systems York, PA Plant:

Navy Systems, York PA

As a Machinist (Journeyman), you will:

Use tool preset machine, precision measuring instruments, hand and hand power tools, deburr tools and appropriate material handling equipment.
Work from drawings, process sheets, specifications, tape program, instructions, or visual display units.
Perform fixture change-overs, loading and unloading of production parts, on-line piece parts inspection and manual data input to insure specified finishes, tolerances.
Maintain tooling and backup tooling (where necessary).
Monitor control messages and take appropriate corrective action.
Perform utility functions to maintain process.
Will perform housekeeping and deburr internal to machining operations.
Fills out PM check lists and may assist in the PM of the machine.
Use precision measuring instruments, gauges, hand tools, tool setting equipment, appropriate material handling equipment.

Required Qualifications:

Ability to read shop prints, mathematics, handbook formulas, precision measuring instrument, process sheets, program tapes.
Knowledge of N/C controlled machines and shop practices equivalent to 1 to 2 years trades training.
Ability to setup and operate any tape of tape controlled milling and frilling machines for all specified machining operations. Judgment required to plan, perform, make general decisions within prescribed quality, tolerance, limitations.
Ability to perform moderate physical effort working continuously with light weight or frequently with average weight materials
U.S. citizen

This position requires proof of a Journeyman's Certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with set-up and operation of CNC machines, preferably with Horizontal Boring Mills, SNK, and Mori Seiki.

Who We Are
The primary mission of Johnson Controls Navy Systems is to supply Chilled Water Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Systems and associated equipment to the US Navy and US Coast Guard. Johnson Controls Navy Systems is a part of the Johnson Controls Federal Systems business. Our robust, high reliability products are designed, manufactured and tested in York, PA to military and other stringent customer specifications. Most of our designs are custom engineered for the specific application

If you’d like to learn more about who we are, what we do, and the systems and products we work with please check out our “Who we are” video on Youtube to learn more. (Around 2 minutes long)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD9TF3ANMxU

Recently, Johnson Controls has been recognized by several organizations for leadership in Environment, Sustainability and Governance, as well as innovations in smart building platforms:

Named to

FORTUNE’s “Most Admired Companies” List
Corporate Knights Global

100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
Named to Forbes

Net Zero Leaders

list

CDP 2023

Climate Change 'A List '

Ranked 67 on the Drucker Institute’s list of

best-managed companies in America

Forbes

Best Employers for Diversity

list.Newsweek

America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity

Ethisphere 2024

World's Most Ethical Companies

list for the 17th time
Newsweek

America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women in 2024

Named to

Newsweek America’s Greatest Workplaces for Veterans 2024 / 2025

listing

Named to

Forbes America’s Best Employers for Veterans 2024
Named one of the top military friendly employers by military.com.

Johnson Controls is an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit

www.johnsoncontrols.com/careers

Division: JCFS (Johnson Controls Federal Systems)
Job Number: 1531

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