Senior Precision Toolmaker & Custom Automation Assembler

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

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

CareerNerds, LLC in Pewaukee is seeking a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler – Pneumatics & CAD to build and integrate high-spec automation systems. The role is 100% onsite, 1st shift, with a direct-hire path and a compensation package that starts up to $40/hour plus overtime.

You will read detailed blueprints, layout pneumatic/hydraulic circuits, and use CAD workstations on the shop floor. This position rewards hands-on craftsmanship and collaboration with mechanical engineers and wiremen

Qualifications

• 5+ years of ground-up mechanical machine building or 2+ years with precision toolmaking/fixture background.
• Advanced mechanical blueprint literacy and interpretation of multi-view drawings.
• Proficiency with pneumatic/hydraulic systems and fluid power schematics.
• Experience with precision measuring tools and shop floor machinery.

Responsibilities

• Build, fit, align, and assemble complex custom automated machinery and cells from the ground up.
• Read and interpret highly detailed multi-view mechanical drawings and schematics.
• Utilize on-floor 3D CAD models to verify spatial relationships and clearances.
• Install pneumatic manifolds, valve blocks, and high-pressure hydraulic circuits.
• Shim, scrape, and tune components to exact tolerances with toolmaking precision.
• Collaborate with engineering to troubleshoot bottlenecks and verify tolerances.
• Oversee teardown, crating, packing, and delivery preparation for installs.

Skills

Machine building

Blueprint literacy

Pneumatics

CAD

3D modeling

Toolmaking

Education

Precision toolmaking background

Tools

Mills

Lathes

Surface grinders

Calipers

Dial indicators

Micrometers

Job description

CareerNerds, LLC in Pewaukee is seeking a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler – Pneumatics & CAD to build and integrate high-spec automation systems. The role is 100% onsite, 1st shift, with a direct-hire path and a compensation package that starts up to $40/hour plus overtime.

You will read detailed blueprints, layout pneumatic/hydraulic circuits, and use CAD workstations on the shop floor. This position rewards hands-on craftsmanship and collaboration with mechanical engineers and wiremen