Machining Lead

Regal Rexnord Corp; Union Grove (WI); On-site; USD 37,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Prescription Drug Coverage

HSA / FSA

Paid Time Off

401k Retirement Plan

Life and AD&D Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Regal Rexnord Corporation is seeking a skilled Machining Operator to join the onsite team in Wisconsin. You will set up and operate a variety of machines, reading complex drawings and controlling tolerances to produce close-tolerance parts.

You will train peers, monitor tooling and processes, and collaborate with engineering and quality to resolve issues and improve production flow. This role requires strong communication and a proactive safety mindset.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• 4+ years formal trades training or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years as a setup operator.
• Minimum 3 years leading, training, assisting co-workers.
• Ability to read/interpret assembly drawings and blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate machines in the department to produce parts per specs.
• Train and guide other employees to achieve production targets.
• Monitor tooling and fixturing; ensure correct operation and safety.
• Troubleshoot machining issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain quality standards and report defects to quality control.

Skills

Machining

Setup

Team leadership

Reading blueprints

Quality awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Trades training or equivalent experience

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Hand tools

Job description

Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

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Regal Rexnord Corporation ("Regal Rexnord") is a leading manufacturer of electric motors, electrical motion controls, power generation and mechanical power transmission products and sub-systems, serving customers around the world in the general industrial, consumer, commercial construction, food & beverage, and alternative energy end markets, among others. Regal Rexnord sells its products and solutions to OEMs, through distributors, and directly to end-users. With the announcement of the acquisition of Altra Industrial Motion, a ~$2B global business with 9,000 associates, focused on Power Transmission and Factory Automation products, Regal Rexnord will become a $7.3B company with 36,000 associates globally.

You may not know it, but Regal Rexnord impacts your life every day. The company's products enable the fans in HVAC systems that keep us comfortable; the power source that keeps smart buildings running; the agricultural and food service equipment that keeps us fed; and the conveyer systems that keep e-commerce flowing, to name a few of the applications where our products are used.

Regal Rexnord's business purpose is to create a better tomorrow by energy-efficiently converting power into motion. This means creating innovative solutions while focusing on both customer needs and the company's commitment to sustainability. The company's industrial powertrain and automation solutions offerings are an important part of the company's growth strategy. The company's strategy includes leveraging 80/20 to prioritize all activities, including product excellence, operational excellence and commercial excellence (i) driving organic sales growth through the introduction of innovative new products, with a particular focus on improving energy efficiency, (ii) establishing and maintaining new customers, as well as developing new opportunities with existing customers, (iii) participating in higher growth end markets and geographies, and (iv) identifying and consummating strategic, value creating acquisitions.

Key Responsibilities

Perform organizing and troubleshooting of a machining area. Perform diversified semi-skilled machining operations (including setup, adjust and operate wide variety of machining equipment) to generate a vast array of close tolerance parts, held to strict inspection requirements adhering to print specifications. Read and interpret fairly complicated drawings, charts, instructions, and diagrams.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide instruction/training to other employees (new employees, as well as experienced employees) to develop skills and to produce production parts to specifications.
• Provide instruction/training to other employees (new employees, as well as experienced employees) to develop skills and to produce components to specifications.
• Monitor the work of other employees.
• Check specifications to determine required tooling or fixturing to perform machining tasks.
• Check tools and equipment for correct operation.
• Capable of machining a variety of component parts using machine tools in the area.
• Set-up and operate all machines in their department.
• Work from complicated assembly drawings and specifications.
• Adhere to all Standard Operating Procedures.
• Problems solve machining issues and interact with employees to drive continuous improvement
• Recognize defective or faulty workmanship and report issues to the quality department.
• Maintain production and quality standards and identify equipment malfunctions.
• Capable of performing a range of mechanical inspections for all operators in their area.
• Give work direction to machining employees.
• Work closely with Production Supervisors and leads on other shifts
• Move resources as required to meet customer due dates.
• Keep the work area and equipment clean and orderly (5s standard).
• Work in a safe manner and follow all safety rules and procedures to ensure personal safety as well as the safety of co-workers.
• Notify employees in engineering, production control, maintenance or sales when required to ensure efficient operation of the machining area.
• Utilize system reports to move materials and labor to areas of constraint.
• Work closely with other departments i.e. Engineering, Quality Control, Purchasing, Processing, Mechanical Engineering, etc.
• Help evaluate processes to improve product flow.
• Trouble-shoot problem machine issues.
• Complete all required paperwork accurately.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Four or more years formal trades training or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of all current product lines.
• Minimum three years as a setup operator.
• Minimum of three years leading, training, assisting co-workers.
• Capable of interacting with all members of the organization, customer and suppliers. Knowledgeable of all aspects of tooling, set-up and operation of the specific area leading.
• Ability to interact with customers, vendors, etc in a positive manner.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Ability to perform to verbal instructions, as well as read/interpret all assembly documents including but not limited to: bills of material, blueprints, test information.
• Ability to use power and hand tools, gauges, testing devices and small machines to assemble tools and fixtures to specifications and test.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to train others.
• Work requires machining skills and techniques, plus experience and a basic knowledge of design and basic mechanical principles.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting up to a maximum of 35 lbs.
• Frequent bending, stooping and reaching above and below waist.
• Frequent bending and lifting at the knees.
• Twisting frequently at waist and shoulder levels.
• Frequent reaching out in front of body.
• Capable of wearing safety glasses with permanent side shields at all times.
• Capable of wearing steel-toed safety shoes at all times.
• Capable of wearing other PPE as required.
• Work may or may not be repetitive in nature.
• Visual acuity to read directions and prints and to inspect machined parts closely to ensure meet specifications.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate machinery for precision work.

Working Conditions

Typical manufacturing setting with moveable, mechanical parts and/or equipment.

In addition to normal manufacturing shop elements regarding temperatures (no air conditioning so warmer in summer months and cooler in winter months), dust, and noise levels (within required limits), working conditions may be somewhat disagreeable due to frequency of vibration (due to volume of parts) and exposure to higher than normal dust levels.

This job description sets forth only the major functions and does not limit the company's right to assign additional tasks or related duties or change such tasks/duties.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company's electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company's automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company's end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

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