Grinder Operator

Timken Company; New Jersey; On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Timken Company in New Jersey seeks a skilled Machinist/Equipment Operator to efficiently perform operations on grinding and hard-machining equipment. You will produce parts that meet drawings and quality standards, while maintaining tools and setup to ensure tolerance and finish.

Responsibilities include loading/unloading, setting up materials, interpreting prints, and adjusting feeds and speeds. The role requires safety, reliability, and the ability to work overtime and on any shift.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Must be eligible to work in the US.
• Must be willing to work overtime.
• Must be willing to work any shift.
• Ability to read and interpret prints.
• Ability to use shop mathematics.

Responsibilities

• Operate grinding and turning machines to produce parts within tolerances.
• Load and unload parts, set up materials, and maintain proper feeds and speeds.
• Interpret drawings, routings and specifications; select grinding wheels or inserts.
• Maintain preventive maintenance and inventory of tooling and inserts.
• Ensure a clean, safe, and orderly work area and report time and production.

Skills

Math & measurement

Print interpretation

Quality awareness

Teamwork & reliability

Tools

Grinding machines

Machining assets

Job description

What Timken makes possible begins with you.

Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world- improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Position Summary:

Efficiently perform all operations on the various grinding and hard-machining equipment.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Responsible for procurement and use of proper gauges and maintaining quality requirements that meet or exceed customer drawing specifications, both written and understood.
• Will be required to produce parts to a level that is acceptable when compared to standard pieces per hour as designated on routings.
• Responsible for daily lubrication and maintenance of machine and other duties such as wheel dressing and machine setup to keep parts within tolerance and finish specifications.
• Perform all necessary loading and unloading of machine; procure and properly utilize setup material; synchronize manual and automatic operations while grinding or turning and allow for temperature changes.
• Interpret and follow drawings, instructions, routings, and specifications; install and maintain proper grinding wheels; or inserts, set up and operate at proper and/or prescribed feeds and speeds.
• Will operate all grinding and turning machines - must be multi-skilled.
• Responsible for preventive maintenance and maintaining inventory of tooling and inserts.
• Responsible for proper care of company tools, observance of safety regulations, and correct reporting of time and production.
• Responsible for maintaining equipment in good working order and maintaining a neat & orderly work area.

Basic Qualifications:

• 18 years of age or older.
• Must be eligible to work in the US.
• Must be willing to work overtime.
• Must be willing to work any shift.
• Ability to use shop mathematics.
• Ability to interpret a variety of prints.
• Ability to plan and perform unusual & difficult work.
• Ability to make decisions that involve considerable judgment.
• Must be willing to work on any Grinder or Machining asset.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:

• Previous ID or OD grinding experience in a bearing manufacturing environment.
• Previous hard machining experience in a bearing manufacturing environment.
• Precision gauging/inspection experience.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2025.

We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 6x by Newsweek and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® 15x by Ethisphere.

Why Choose Timken?

• Over a century of knowledge and innovation
• A culture of top performance
• A global, diverse environment
• Products that contribute to a sustainable world
• A conviction to improve communities around us
• Competitive salary and benefits

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Machinist, Equipment Operator, Inspector, Procurement, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality