Tool room machinist job description

• 1 to 3 years of machining experience.
• Must be able to set-up and operate manual milling, turning and grinding machinery.
• Ability to program, set-up and operate CNC equipment including VMC's, Turning, and Waterjet equipment using Mazatrol and other conversational controls.
• Must be able to read and understand complex blueprints including die, fixture and piece part drawings.
• Must have good mechanical aptitude
• MIG and TIG welding knowledge and skills preferred
• Understanding basic hydraulics is preferred

MAJOR PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Standing : Most tasks are performed in a standing position.
• Lifting: Occasional lifting of items ranging from 5 lbs. to 40 lbs. with assistance.
• Walking: Occasional walking of moderate distances (< 1/8 mile)
• Carrying : Occasional carrying of items weighing up to 20 lbs.
• Pushing: Use of hand trucks to move parts, material or tooling moderate distances.
• Pulling: Use of hand trucks to move parts, material or tooling moderate distances.
• Bending: Occasional bending to perform a variety of tasks.
• Reaching: Occasional reaching to load and unload parts from machine.
• Handling : Occasional handling of parts or hand tools, ranging in weight from 5 lbs. to 20 lbs.
• Environment: Clean, well lit, temperature-controlled shop environment.

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The Specialty Manufacturing is large enough to produce standard products, but flexible enough to deliver superior quality, value-added, customized results at a competitive price. We attract and retain the best talent as a result of successfully integrating a fun, positive work environment, leadership and people development with recognition and incentives . As a result, our 100-year tradition and legacy renews, grows and prospers.

The Tool Room Continuous Improvement Machinist will work with engineering, manufacturing, and quality personnel to assure that a safe, quality manufacturing process is performed on time.

Here’s what we offer:

• Salary: DOQ
• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, Life Insurance
• 401K Profit Sharing of up to 25 % of an employees annual salary in the form of a 401K contribution
• 3 weeks of PTO after 90 days of employment
• Average of 9 paid holidays
• Paid day off for your annual physical
• Company paid Life Insurance, AD&D, LTD , and wage continuation

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Verify operations to be performed and material to be used on each job as directed by the standard work, Team Leader, or Group Leader.
• Set up Manual or CNC equipment using Quick Change Over (QCO) methodologies.
• Set up operation of all types of CNC machining equipment, understand and apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, metric measurements, measuring devices and inspection equipment, shop math, problem solving, and mechanical aptitude.
• Support the design and implementation of automated manufacturing production lines.
• Work closely with project managers, engineers, as well as production personnel to review and machine assembly tooling fixtures and Engineering Prototypes.
• Be a key member of machining components and assist in building and implementing custom machines specifically intended for our internal use or use of our customers.
• Operate machines and produces consistent quality parts to specifications in the time frame allowed.
• Use measuring devices and blueprints to inspect parts for quality.
• Responsible for adherence to 1st Articles and Quality Plans.
• Use hand tools, grinders, abrasives, and other special deburring tools to remove sharp edges from machine surfaces.
• Build new tools, jigs, and fixtures.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• High School or GED
• Two-year Machining degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years of CNC and/or Manual Machining experience
• Ability to create and troubleshoot CNC programs on machine control
• Ability to select tools for a new job and trouble shoot tooling issues on existing jobs
• Must be able to work independently with strong time management skills

The Specialty Manufacturing is an equal opportunity employer. The Specialty Manufacturing will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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**Primary Function:**

Sets up and operates in a team environment one or more machines such as lathes, mills, horizontal boring machine, etc., and performs machining operations consisting of many details on a wide variety of non-repetitive parts, holding close tolerances.

**Types Of Machines, Tools And Equipment Used Or Operated:**

A wide variety of departmental machines such as lathes, mills, horizontal boring machine, jig bore, jig grinder, etc., gages, precision measuring instruments, various hand tools, etc., necessary to carry out the function of the machine.

**Job Details:**

Work is not closely supervised, must maintain a safe work environment. Details are dependent on duties assigned but in general consist of the following:

+ Works from tool and product design prints, sketches, written or verbal instructions.

+ Makes all required mathematical calculations, lays out parts using measuring instruments and handbook tables.

+ Plans proper sequence of operations to carry job to completion.

+ Performs lay out work using measuring instruments and handbook tables.

+ Makes own setups and devises special attachments for performance of the job.

+ Tries out tools made and analyses performance.

+ Determines machine feed and speeds for work involved.

+ Checks own work for conformance to print, specifications, etc.

+ Lubricates, adds coolant, checks and/or cleans equipment and tooling.

+ Performs some preventive maintenance and adjustments to equipment.

+ Moves and positions loads.

+ Cleans work area and performs other miscellaneous duties inherent to the job.

+ Makes minor adjustments on machines such as adjustment of way gibs.

+ Instructs and assists other team members.

+ Performs higher grade work under close supervision.

+ Fits and assembles parts into completed units.

+ Sharpens own tools.

+ Works shifts (choice of shift based on seniority).

**Minimum Qualifications:**

+ Preferred candidates should have a journeyperson's card, certificate or diploma in Machining or Tool & Die.

+ Or Military experience plus 4 years on-the-job training.

**Preferred experience with the following machines:**

Rockford Planer, Hurco CNC Mills, Mazak CNC Mills and Lathes, G&L Boring Mills, Mitsubishi Wire EDM and all other general tool room machines

**John Deere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.**