EDM Tool Maker (Sinker/Wire) – First Shift

Goodwin Recruiting; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 39,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid health insurance

HSA plan option

401(k) with company profit-sharing

Competitive PTO—up to four weeks

Seven personal or sick days

Company-paid life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Dental and vision insurance not listed

Job summary

Goodwin Recruiting in Fort Wayne is seeking an experienced Tool Maker / Sinker EDM Machinist to program, set up, and operate Sinker EDM and Wire EDM equipment for low-volume aerospace components. You will read blueprints, manage tight tolerances, and produce high-precision parts with minimal supervision.

Join a precision shop focused on challenging manufacturing problems and collaborate with engineers to ensure quality through inspection and maintenance of tooling and equipment.

Qualifications

• At least five years of practical machine-shop experience using EDM equipment.
• Strong Sinker EDM or Wire EDM programming and setup experience.
• Ability to independently program, set up, and operate assigned machines.
• Experience holding dimensional tolerances of ±0.0005 inch or tighter.
• Strong blueprint-reading and GD&T interpretation skills.
• Proficiency with micrometers, calipers, height gauges, optical comparators, and similar inspection equipment.
• Personal machinist tools and measuring equipment.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture tooling details, prototypes, and aerospace components.
• Program, set up, and operate Sinker EDM and Wire EDM equipment.
• Operate an EDM hole popper and other machine-shop equipment.
• Fabricate graphite electrodes using grinding and milling processes.
• Produce high-precision, low-quantity parts to demanding specifications.
• Read and interpret blueprints, job orders, specifications, and GD&T callouts.
• Adjust machine settings to maintain dimensional accuracy and product quality.
• Inspect completed parts using precision measuring equipment.
• Perform routine machine maintenance to support consistent performance.
• Collaborate with engineers and machinists to troubleshoot manufacturing challenges.
• Manage assignments independently with minimal supervision.

Skills

EDM programming

Blueprint reading

GD&T interpretation

High precision measurement

Tools

Mastercam

Job description

Goodwin Recruiting in Fort Wayne is seeking an experienced Tool Maker / Sinker EDM Machinist to program, set up, and operate Sinker EDM and Wire EDM equipment for low-volume aerospace components. You will read blueprints, manage tight tolerances, and produce high-precision parts with minimal supervision.

Join a precision shop focused on challenging manufacturing problems and collaborate with engineers to ensure quality through inspection and maintenance of tooling and equipment.