Precision Machine Tool Builder & Field Specialist

Impact Recruitment Ltd; City of Pewaukee (WI); On-site; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Impact Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Precision Machine Tool Assembler & Field Specialist in Pewaukee, WI. This direct-hire role requires building custom automated manufacturing equipment from the ground up, with occasional field travel to client sites.

You will interpret complex schematics, perform precision alignments, route fluid power lines, and collaborate with engineers to ensure tight tolerances. First shift, on-site work with a strong hands-on focus on high-value systems.

Qualifications

• Custom Machine Building Depth: Proven track record as a Custom Machine Builder, Machine Tool Technician, or Precision Mechanical Assembler on industrial capital equipment.
• Blueprint & Schematic Mastery: Expert capability reading and executing complex multi-page mechanical prints, structural layouts, and fluid power schematics.
• Precision Metrology Skills: High-level proficiency with precision measuring tools, hand/power assembly tools, and shop support machinery.
• Travel Flexibility: Willingness to undertake occasional field travel to client facilities for system startup and installation.
• Location & Authorization: U.S. Citizenship or Green Card holder residing within a comfortable daily driving distance of Greater Milwaukee / Waukesha County.

Responsibilities

• Build Custom Automation: Assemble a wide variety of custom, high-value automated manufacturing equipment, processing systems, and robotics from the ground up.
• Interpret Technical Schematics: Read multi-page mechanical drawings, structural assembly prints, and fluid power schematics to determine exact tolerances and component layouts.
• Precision Alignment & Fitting: Utilize precision metrology tools (dial indicators, micrometers, calipers) to align, shim, connect, and secure complex mechanical sub-assemblies.
• Route Cable & Fluid Lines: Mount and route electrical cabling, pneumatic lines, and hydraulic circuits across active machine frames.
• Build Optimization & Troubleshooting: Work hand-in-hand with engineering teams to resolve mechanical fit deviations, refine clearances, and test subsystem functions.
• Shipment Prep & Field Support: Tear down and prep completed cells for transport, traveling occasionally to client sites for commissioning while mentoring junior assemblers.

Skills

Custom machine building

Blueprint reading

Schematic mastery

Metrology tools

Travel readiness

US work authorization

Job description

Impact Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Precision Machine Tool Assembler & Field Specialist in Pewaukee, WI. This direct-hire role requires building custom automated manufacturing equipment from the ground up, with occasional field travel to client sites.

You will interpret complex schematics, perform precision alignments, route fluid power lines, and collaborate with engineers to ensure tight tolerances. First shift, on-site work with a strong hands-on focus on high-value systems.