Precision Toolmaker & Custom Machine Assembler – 1st Shift

ExcelliSearch, Inc.; City of Pewaukee (WI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tooling benefits

Job summary

ExcelliSearch, Inc. is seeking a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler – Pneumatics & CAD in the Pewaukee, WI area.

This 1st shift, onsite role targets seasoned craftsmen who build high-value custom automation from scratch, collaborating with engineers to ensure exact tolerances. You will read multi-view blueprints, lay out pneumatic and hydraulic systems, and finish assemblies using advanced CAD tools and precision metrology.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in ground-up mechanical machine builds, OR 2+ years with precision toolmaking/die building/custom fixture assembly.
• Experience building high-speed material handling systems or custom packaging machinery.
• Ability to read multi-page mechanical prints and fluid power schematics.
• Proficiency with hand/power tools, shop equipment, and precision measuring instruments.
• Collaborative mindset to work with wiremen, controls engineers, and plant leadership.
• Residence within 45-minute driving radius of Pewaukee, WI and US Citizenship or GC holder.

Responsibilities

• Build, fit, align, and assemble high-value custom automated machinery and cells from the ground up.
• Interpret detailed mechanical drawings and pneumatic/hydraulic schematics; establish build sequencing.
• Use on-floor 3D CAD models to verify spatial relationships and tolerances.
• Install pneumatic manifolds, valve blocks, and hydraulic circuits onto machine frames.
• Fine-tune components to exact tolerances using toolmaking techniques.
• Collaborate with engineering on-site to troubleshoot bottlenecks and resolve deviations.
• Oversee teardown, crating, and prep for customer transport and field installation.

Skills

Ground-up machine building

Toolmaking background

Blueprint literacy

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Precision measurement

Shop floor machinery

Collaborative

Tools

3D CAD

Mills

Lathes

Surface grinders

Calipers

Job description

ExcelliSearch, Inc. is seeking a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler – Pneumatics & CAD in the Pewaukee, WI area.

This 1st shift, onsite role targets seasoned craftsmen who build high-value custom automation from scratch, collaborating with engineers to ensure exact tolerances. You will read multi-view blueprints, lay out pneumatic and hydraulic systems, and finish assemblies using advanced CAD tools and precision metrology.