Toolroom Machinist

Job Title: Toolroom Machinist

Location: Waterloo, Iowa

Salary: $22-30/hour

Job Summary of the Toolroom Machinist: The Toolroom Machinist will help build high-quality products. You will make critical contributions to the company's production efficiencies and capacities by ensuring consistent, high-quality, and correct parts responsible for tool support and maintenance.

Job Duties & Responsibilities of the Toolroom Machinist:

• Work with the Project Engineer to fabricate dies, fixtures, and tools using CNC machines.

• Utilize all necessary machines to mill, drill, turn, and grind parts to tolerance and finish.

• Read technical drawings to set up CNC machines and program in accordance with the blueprints.

• Use computer software to model cutting paths and consider the tools required to program machines accordingly.

• Document actions and parts for recurring use items.

• Maintain safe operations by adhering to safety procedures.

• Be a member of cross-functional teams.

• Participate in educational opportunities.

Education & Experience Requirements of the Toolroom Machinist:

• 2+ years of Machinist experience

• Prior maintenance and tool support experience

• Experience working with the following machines:

• Bridgeport Mill: fly cut, mill, drill, ream, or tap, 2-axis digital readout

• Manual Lathe: bore, thread, face, turn, and 2-axis digital readout

• Surface Grinder: properly square parts to size, sharpen stamping dies; primarily A2 and M4 hardened steels, ability to set up radius profiled grinding wheels to produce forming blocks with radius.

• Haas CNC Mini Mill: automated milling setups similar to Bridgeport mill, the ability to transition parts from manual milling to CNC is a plus.

• General Knowledge: Materials; steels, cast irons, aluminum, plastics, Feeds and speeds for machining, Tooling; drill bits, cutting inserts, taps.

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Must be organized and committed to meeting deadlines.

• Must have a strong attention to detail.

• Must work well in a team setting.

• Experience with Tool and Die is a plus.