Job description

Job Summary:

J. Vogler Enterprise is looking for an experienced toolmaker for employment at a small toolroom type shop. The toolmaker will setup and operate mills and boring mills as required to fabricate parts complete including weldments. This is a full time position with possible overtime.

Job Description:

• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
• Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
• Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
• Inspect finished parts for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
• Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
• File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
• Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
• Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
• Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
• Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.
• Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
• Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.

Major Skills Needed:

• Must have a mechanical aptitude
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Proficient at running CNC & manual mills, lathes, boring mills and surface grinders
• Setup, run and inspect parts complete including weldments
• Able to do +/ -.0005” tolerance work
• Read and comprehend blueprint / engineering drawings
• Self-Starter
• Work on a schedule
• Organized
• Multi-tasker
• Team player
• Work well with others
• Dependable with good work ethics
• Knowledge of 2 and 3 axis conversational controls (i.e. ProtoTRAK, Anilam, Hurco, MillPWR)

Other requirements:

• Own basic tools
• Drug Screening
• Reference Check
• Must be physically able to perform the work of Toolmaker as determined by applicant’s verbal statement.
• Must be legally able to work in the United States.
• Must have reliable transportation to and from work.
• Must be able to work with high levels of noise, as well as smells from operating mechanical equipment.

Minimum Education Required:

GED

Pay:

Dependent on Experience

Benefits:

Health Insurance, PTO, Holidays, Retirement Plan

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Rochester, NY 14606: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Blueprint reading: 5 years (Preferred)
• Machining: 5 years (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Required)

Work Location: In person

gatheringourvoice.org is the go-to platform for job seekers looking for the best job postings from around the web. With a focus on quality, the platform guarantees that all job postings are from reliable sources and are up-to-date. It also offers a variety of tools to help users find the perfect job for them, such as searching by location and filtering by industry. Furthermore, gatheringourvoice.org provides helpful resources like resume tips and career advice to give job seekers an edge in their search. With its commitment to quality and user-friendliness, gatheringourvoice.org is the ideal place to find your next job.