TOOL/MODEL MAKER

Position

The Lee Company is hiring a Tool/Model Maker.

Company Overview

The Lee Company is a global leader in the design and production of miniature, precision fluid control components for various industries. Founded in 1948, the company occupies over one million square feet of modern manufacturing and office space in Westbrook, Connecticut, and employs over 1,000 people.

Job Description

Tool/Model Makers at The Lee Company are integral members of a multidisciplinary team responsible for manufacturing and developing industry-leading miniature fluid control components. They handle both long-term and short-term projects, including machining engineering prototypes, repairing quick-turn tooling to support production, and outfitting new product lines with necessary tooling and fixturing. This role involves driving process and design improvements at The Lee Company.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma, GED, or trade school education.
• Proficiency in using computerized machine controls, weight scales, comparators, microscopes, precision measurement instruments, hand tools, and specialized trade tools.
• Ability to use computers for data entry and document production.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and mathematical skills.
• Ability to proofread documents, read blueprints, train others, and complete production paperwork.

Responsibilities

• Work from complex blueprints and drawings to meet specifications, work assignments, and verbal instructions involving a variety of machining and assembly operations.
• Perform intricate CNC and manual machining sequences with unusual and difficult set-ups to maintain tight tolerances and fits, following G/M code programming.
• Construct jigs, fixtures, molds, dies, or product prototypes and cutting tools to meet job requirements.
• Program, set up, and operate machines such as CNC and manual lathes, milling machines, surface grinders, I.D./O.D. grinders, jig bores, honing machines, and electrical discharge machines.
• Create mechanical components according to engineering specifications and instructions, suggesting re-designs or clarifying actual working requirements with engineering personnel.

The Lee Company Advantages

• Opportunities for career growth within a well-managed company.
• Company-paid health insurance.
• Profit-sharing program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Daycare subsidy.

Pay and Schedule

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Benefits

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Schedule

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