02 - Senior Precision Grinder

Pinewood Tool; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Performance bonus

Company parties

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Free snacks

Health insurance

Paid time off

Training & development

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Pinewood Tool Corp is seeking a Precision Grinder for first shift in Wisconsin. You will perform surface and OD grinding on tooling and components requiring tight tolerances, flats, and finishes to print specs.

Ideal candidates have over 10 years of grinding experience, strong GD&T skills, and a background in toolrooms or short-run shops. Join a hands-on team focused on quality and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of precision grinding in toolrooms or short-run shops.
• Hands-on with precision hand grinders, spin fixtures and wet grinders.
• Proven ability to hold tight tolerances (flatness, parallelism, concentricity, runout).
• Strong wheel selection and dressing across materials and finishes.
• Solid blueprint reading and GD&T knowledge.
• Comfort with standard metrology: micrometers, indicators, height gauges, surface plates.

Responsibilities

• Surface grinding to hold flatness and parallelism.
• OD grinding to hold concentricity and runout.
• Fine surface-finish control to print spec.
• Hold tolerances to .0001″.
• Set up jobs, select and dress wheels, inspect in-process.
• Machine from blueprints applying GD&T.
• Take ownership of work and stand behind results.

Skills

Precision grinding

Blueprint reading

GD&T

Wheel selection

Wheel dressing

Metrology basics

Teamwork

Detail oriented

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Micrometers

Indicators

Height gauges

Surface plates

Surface-finish testers

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Bonus based on performance
• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Free food & snacks
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Flexible schedule

Pinewood Tool is a family owned, high-precision job shop, and we're hiring a Precision Grinder to join our first shift. You'll handle surface and OD grinding on tooling and components for short-run, tight-tolerance work where flatness, parallelism, concentricity, and finish all need to be right the first time.

This is a hands-on role for someone who takes pride in reading a print, picking the right wheel, dressing it well, and bringing parts in to spec.

What You'll Do

• Surface (flat) grinding to hold flatness and parallelism
• OD grinding to hold concentricity and runout
• Fine surface-finish control to print specification
• Work to Pinewood's capability of holding tolerances to .0001″
• Set up your own jobs, select and dress wheels, and perform in-process inspection
• Machine from blueprints, applying GD&T
• Take ownership of your work and stand behind the result

What we're looking for

• 10+ years of precision grinding experience in a toolroom or short-run job shop
• Hands-on experience with precision hand grinders, spin fixtures and wet grinders
• Demonstrated ability to hold tight tolerances on flatness, parallelism, concentricity, and runout
• Strong wheel selection and dressing skills across materials and finishes
• Solid blueprint reading and applied GD&T knowledge
• Comfortable with standard toolroom metrology — micrometers, indicators, height gauges, surface plates, surface-finish testers
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Detail-oriented, dependable, and team-minded — a fit for our culture of ownership, attention to detail, continuous improvement, and teamwork

Why Join Pinewood Tool

You'll have the opportunity to shape the future of a growing precision machine shop where technical excellence matters. This role offers significant autonomy and the chance to make a lasting impact on our operations, team, and customer relationships.

Benefits

Competitive salary, paid holidays, paid vacation, health insurance (if applicable), retirement plan (if applicable), professional growth opportunities, and a collaborative team environment.