Toolroom Machinist

Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate multiple types of Toolroom Equipment to manufacture fixturing and tooling components.
• Ensure revision levels of paperwork and tooling components are current.
• Design specialty fixturing for Toolroom processes with assistance.
• Troubleshoot using numbers based scientific approach, and determine best solutions.
• Document maintenance and build activities in required databases.
• Surface grind to required tolerances.
• Work closely with others to ensure best practices are used during the build of all tooling components.
• Monitor and assist in the refinement of all toolroom processes.
• Identify fixturing, gaging, and tooling needs for toolroom effectiveness.
• Set up and operate CNC and Manual Toolroom Equipment to produce high quality precise tooling components and other piece parts.
• Setup and operate toolroom measurement equipment.

Requirements

• Technical Degree or equivalent experience.
• 1+ year of machining precision components.
• Ability to conceptualize complex geometry and assemblies.
• Basic theory of cutting tools and machining process.
• Strong math skills, including trigonometry.
• Ability to identify different materials and their relationship to design (form, fit, and function).
• Advanced ability to troubleshoot by reading surface finish.
• Excellent open layout measurement skills.
• Mechanical Aptitude.

Qualifications

• Advanced ability to troubleshoot by reading surface finish.
• Advanced theory of cutting tools and machining practices required to manufacture tooling components.
• Advanced ability to troubleshoot by reading surface finish.
• Excellent open layout measurement skills.
• Ability to use a microscope.
• Ability to read and comprehend Drawings and GD&T.

Preferred Requirements

• 4+ years plastic injection molding experience.
• Proficient in Mastercam, Esprit, SolidWorks.
• Medical Device manufacturing.
• Proficient in learning/understanding multiple NC machine interfaces (Fanuc, Agie, Charmilles, Accurite, Haas, Makino, etc.).
• Basic skills and knowledge of Lean principles and toolroom process flow.
• Precision Grinding Skills.

Physical & Environmental Demands

• Cretex Companies use cutting oils, solvents, and other chemicals in the manufacturing process.
• Testing is conducted on a periodic basis to ensure that all chemicals are kept well below the OSHA permissible exposure levels.

Company Benefits

• All Employees: 401k retirement savings plan with a company match contribution; onsite health clinics, discretionary holiday bonus program (based on years of service), Cretex University, 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost, wellness program with incentives, an employee death benefit, and employee sick and safe leave.
• 20+hours: Comprehensive medical insurance with access to virtual providers; dental insurance (Little Partners Dental benefit covers services 100 percent for children 12 and younger when seen by a Health Partners in network provider); vision insurance; a pre-tax health savings account, healthcare and dependent care pre-tax reimbursement accounts; paid holidays, paid time off; and our discretionary profit sharing program.
• 30+ hours: Parental Leave, accident and critical illness benefits, optional employee, spouse, and child life; short and long term disability; company provided life insurance; and tuition assistance programs.

Pay Range

Pay Range: USD $23.08 - USD $44.71 /Hr.

Pay Range Details: This pay range reflects the base hourly rate or annual salary for positions within this job grade, based on our market-based pay structures. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as skills, relevant experience, education, internal equity, business needs, and local market conditions. While the full hiring range is shared for transparency, offers are rarely made at the minimum or maximum of the range.

Toolroom Machinist I: 23.08/hr to 33.46/hr

Toolroom Machinist II: 27.12/hr to 40.67/hr

Toolroom Machinist III: 29.81/hr to 44.71/hr