Job Announcement

Title: Toolmaker-Fixture Builder
Department: Machine Shop
Reports To: Machine Shop Manage
Hours: Full-time day-shift, M-F

Summary:

Designs and manufactures work holding fixtures. Works with the Production Supervisor and CNC Programmer to create, develop and improve work holding methods for blind operation.

Responsibilities:

• Experience working as a Machinist with experience in design and fabrication of CNC work holding fixtures, assembly fixtures and shop tooling for aerospace machine shop.
• Operates manual Bridgeport mill and CNC mills, Knowledge of commercial tooling components, and manufacturing methods, working knowledge of one or more cad/cam systems: AutoCAD, Solidworks, Virtual Gibbs or MasterCam.
• Independently analyzes blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, programs, work orders and/or templates to determine proper work holding methods, sequence of operations and setup requirements.
• Independently selects, materials and components to manufacture work holding fixtures and assembly tools. 
• Knowledge of cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines such as mills, lathes and specialized cutting machines.
• Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow and depth of cut or enters commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine programs.
• Verifies conformance of finished fixtures and tooling to produce work pieces per customers specifications.
• Confers with supervisors/leads, engineers, inspectors, programmers, or others to resolve manufacturing or production problems.
• Serves as a backup to the CNC Programmer.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of CNC machinist and programming experience or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of one or more cad/cam systems: AutoCAD, Solidworks, Virtual Gibbs or MasterCam.
• Strong ability to understand complex instructions, procedures and policies, and give clear technical assistance and feedback to co-workers.
• Thorough knowledge of machine shop practices.
• Competent in geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to monitor, analyze and edit CNC programming.
• Advanced ability to use precision measuring tools.
• Independent understanding of work-orders, blueprints and drawings.

Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F

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