CFS

Overview

Our client is a rapidly growing manufacturing organization seeking an R&D Machinist to design and build equipment, tooling, fixtures, and dies to support production activities. The ideal candidate will have a blue collar manufacturing background with experience in payroll and union staff.

Responsibilities

• Help to design and build from concepts and sketches any equipment, fixtures tooling or dies for production needs.
• Improve and repair existing equipment, fixtures, tooling or dies.
• Aid tool room in die repair or change over on a limited basis.
• Help to design and build, debug, repair and improve automation equipment and all related support equipment.
• Fabricate and fit machined components, pneumatic and electro-mechanical assemblies to build equipment, fixtures and tooling according to concepts and sketches.
• Operate and maintain tool room machining equipment, measuring, and gauging and inspection equipment.
• Keep required record keeping such as daily time tickets.
• Troubleshoot repairs, assemble and debug all mechanical devices according to print specifications.
• Support Lean Manufacturing program by following approved policies, lean principles and procedures.
• Maintain and sharpen shop tools as necessary.
• Construct special and form tooling as needed.
• Set up and test new or existing products with changes.
• Assist with development of tooling, fixtures and assembly continuous process improvements.
• Assist tool & die room in punch press die repair or change over as needed.

Requirements

• High school degree or equivalent and a one year certificate from college or technical school in machine shop, electrical or mechanical training.
• Five or more years of experience as a machine builder, toolmaker or similar experience.
• Experience in manufacturing/service of electromechanical devices.
• Working knowledge of electro-mechanical equipment as well as principles of machining, electricity and die making.
• Bilingual in English-Spanish preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret detail and assembly drawings, concepts or sketches.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles, GMAW welding, sheet metal stamping, tube forming and part assembly/test, PLCs and other controllers.
• Demonstrated flexibility to respond to frequent priority changes.
• Ability to maintain positive relationships with co-workers, supervisors and other departments.
• Quick response and effective problem resolution skills.
• Understanding of urgency of customer needs and prompt handling of requests.

Benefits

• 401k
• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO

Additional Information

• Stable company with lots of longevity.
• In office role.
• Close to President and CFO.