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Charter Wire

Tool Maker

Charter Wire, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53244

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Charter Manufacturing is a fourth-generation family-owned business where our will to grow drives us to do it better. Join the team and become part of our family!

POSITION PURPOSE/MISSION Setup, adjust, and operate a variety of tool room equipment to manufacture, repair, or modify tooling. Improve operations and tool making processes to improve cost and efficiency. Troubleshoot tooling with Production Operators, coach and mentor Tool Makers or Apprentices, and perform preventative maintenance.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Constant standing

Frequent reaching, use of fine motor skills, and lifting up to 10 lbs

Occasional walking, balancing, and lifting up to 35 lbs

Minimal sitting, foot use, below waist level work, climbing, push/pulling, carrying, forceful motion, and lifting up to 50 lbs

Ability to meet the physical requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation, as provided in detail in the Job Analysis Database.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Accredited Tool Maker Apprenticeship or four plus years’ diversified machine and tool making experience

Two plus years’ tool maker experience

Experience operating and programming CNC equipment

Ability to read blueprints, drawings, and sketches

Ability to use precision measuring instruments

Basic oral and written communication skills

Ability to work well with other employees

Ability to follow instructions

Basic problem-solving skills

Good math skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Accredited Tool Maker Apprenticeship or equivalent training or three plus years’ diversified machine and tool making experience

Ability to program CNC machines independently

Ability to document machine/tool details from tool components

Metal stamping and/or cold forming tooling experience

Experience with metal inert gas (MIG) and tungsten insert gas (TIG) welding

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES Daily Operations

Identify Tooling problems and expand for attention

Use precision measuring instruments, gauges, or devices to verify tooling, components, machine and production parts

Safely perform various PM work to tooling as required

Safely perform fabrication work

Safely set up and operate machine tools, such as lathes, mills, grinders, and CNC equipment to machine parts to specifications

Program CNC equipment to control path machining of tooling and machine parts. Select cutting tools, machine speeds, and feed rates and make adjustments for tool wear, material and machine wear

Act as a resource for Production to ensure the machines are operating safely and efficiently

Perform machining operations which may require unusual and complicated set-ups and adaptation of tooling to perform work

Troubleshooting

Assist to resolve tooling problems as assigned

Improvise temporary tooling

Act as a resource for Engineering and Maintenance to help troubleshoot production issues to ensure the machines continue operating safely and efficiently

Assist with Production and Leadership to help with the Root Cause Analysis for ongoing issues in Production

Project Work

Plan, layout, and perform machining and bench operations to construct, alter, modify, or repair tools, fixtures, attachments, etc. to close and exacting tolerance and finish requirements

Organize and determine work procedures, sequences, and methods

Work from drawings, blueprints, sketches or own concept as to design

Select materials and layout components from blueprints or designs to create or modify prototypes, tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures

Perform bench operations to construct and finish projects which may involve critical polishing, grinding, fitting, and aligning; includes updating documentation and logging modifications as appropriate

Be able to recognize issues with drawings and to bring those issues up to the lead or engineering

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SUPERVISION Business specific, please update at time of posting

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS Reports to: Business specific, please update at time of posting

Primary internal customers: Business specific, please update at time of posting

Primary external customers: Business specific, please update at time of posting

POSITION CHALLENGES None

We offer comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, along with a 401(k) plan that includes employer matching and profit sharing. Additionally, we offer company-paid life insurance, disability coverage, and paid time off (PTO).

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

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