Senior Grinding & Tooling Lead (On-site)

Align Precision Corp.; Horsham (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Align Precision Corp. is seeking a Grinding Specialist/Lead Tooling Specialist to build fixtures for CNC machines and assemble parts. The role involves machining prototype parts, performing secondary operations, and ensuring dimensional accuracy with gauges and inspection tools.

OSHA safety gear is required when applicable. The position is on-site at our Horsham, PA facility, with responsibilities that emphasize precise setup, measurement, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Positions and secures workpiece on magnetic chuck, in holding fixture, or directly to machine table.
• Selects grinding wheel, grinding speeds, and feed rates for each operation according to knowledge of metal properties and abrasives, and mounts wheel on spindle.
• Moves device to dress wheel.
• Moves controls and reads dials to set rotation speeds and feed rates.
• Positions and tightens stops to limit table travel.
• Moves controls to feed workpiece to wheel or vice versa.
• Turns valve handle and directs flow of coolant against wheel and workpiece.
• Verifies dimensions of ground workpiece for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments as micrometers, comparators, dial indicators, gauge blocks, and load test equipment.
• May dress grinding wheel to specified profile for contour grinding, using special fixtures and tools.
• May grind nonmetallic materials, such as plastics.
• May operate tracer attachment to duplicate contours from templates or models.

Job description

Align Precision Corp. is seeking a Grinding Specialist/Lead Tooling Specialist to build fixtures for CNC machines and assemble parts. The role involves machining prototype parts, performing secondary operations, and ensuring dimensional accuracy with gauges and inspection tools.

OSHA safety gear is required when applicable. The position is on-site at our Horsham, PA facility, with responsibilities that emphasize precise setup, measurement, and documentation.