Journeyman machinist

Tube Form Solutions, LLC; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Competitive Compensation

Great Work Environment

Career Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

Tube Form Solutions, LLC in Elkhart, Indiana, is seeking a highly skilled Journeyman Machinist. This role involves producing tools and specialized parts in a Tool & Die environment. The successful candidate will set up and operate CNC and conventional machine tools, interpret specifications, and ensure the quality of the finished products. Required qualifications include a high school diploma and at least 4 years of related experience. The position offers a competitive work environment with excellent benefits.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a Tool & Die environment or equivalent apprenticeship.
• Ability to work from blueprints and specifications.
• Familiarity with operating machine tools.

Responsibilities

• Produce tools and specialized parts for manufacturing machines.
• Set up and operate CNC and conventional machine tools.
• Test and inspect tools and dies for accuracy.

Skills

CNC code generation

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Mathematics

Education

High school diploma or equivalent (GED)

Tools

Lathes

Milling machines

CNC machines

Job description

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Benefits/Perks
• Competitive Compensation
• Great Work Environment
• Career Advancement Opportunities

Job Summary

A Journeyman machinist is a highly skilled employee responsible for producing tools, and specialized parts and devices used on manufacturing machines in a Tool & Die environment.

The work requires practical skill and knowledge as to analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make tooling, jigs, fixtures, gauges.

The work may require interpreting specifications, blueprints, manufacturers' manuals, sketches or similar documents.

The candidate must have the ability to plan the sequence of operation and generate CNC code for the machine tool.

The candidate will be required to test and inspect the tools and dies that are created to ensure that they are true to the original design and function properly.

The candidate must have excellent communication skills and the ability to problem solve.

Candidate must be able to perform incidental tasks as required to complete the larger task.

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Basic knowledge of mathematics, and English.
• A minimum of 4 years of combined experience and training similar to that required in a bona fide apprenticeship program, OR five (5) years of documented experience.
• Work in a Tool & Die environment, all materials machined are in metal.
• Work from blueprints, drawings, layouts or other specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating dies, tools, assemblies.
• Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes and tolerances of assemblies, based upon specifications.
• Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, CNC machines and grinders to cut, bore, grind or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finish.
• File, grind, shim and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
• Lift, position and secure machine parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks or angle plates.
• Measure, mark and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes and rulers.
• Select materials to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerances.
• Perform incidental tasks as required to complete the larger task.