- Field
- CNC machining, trades and operators
- Location
- Barkhamsted, CT
- Work model
- Onsite
- Level
- Mid
- Pay
- $75k to $80k
About the role
This hands-on role is responsible for producing, repairing, and modifying manufacturing fixtures, workholding devices, specially designed tooling, and precision gages.
What you would own
- Manufacture and assemble precision fixtures, workholding devices, custom tooling, and gages to support production and inspection needs.
- Set up and operate manual jig borers, lathes, milling machines, surface grinders, and other toolroom equipment.
- Interpret engineering drawings, sketches, specifications, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing requirements to plan machining operations.
- Select appropriate materials, cutting tools, workholding methods, speeds, feeds, and machining sequences to achieve required dimensions and finishes.
- Inspect finished components using micrometers, calipers, indicators, bore gages, and other precision measuring equipment.
- Troubleshoot, repair, and modify existing tooling, fixtures, and gages to address wear, dimensional issues, and manufacturing changes.
- Collaborate with engineering, production, and quality teams to solve tooling problems and improve manufacturing efficiency and repeatability.
- Maintain toolroom equipment, keep work areas organized, and follow established safety and quality procedures.
- Perform other machining and toolmaking tasks in support of manufacturing.
Everything above is the hiring company’s own words, with the company name taken out. The name, the team, and the interview steps come with the first conversation.