Senior Precision Toolmaker & Custom Automation (Onsite)

Top Dog Recruiting; City of Pewaukee (WI); On-site; USD 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Dog Recruiting seeks a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler for a Pewaukee, WI area role. The position is 100% onsite, 1st shift, with compensation up to $40.00/hour plus overtime, and a comprehensive benefits package.

We require 5+ years of building from the ground up or 2+ years with a precision toolmaking/fabrication background, plus strong blueprint literacy, pneumatics, hydraulics, and CAD skills. U.S. citizenship or Green Card and a 45-minute commuting radius are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of ground-up mechanical machine building or 2+ years with a formal background in precision toolmaking, die building, or custom fixture assembly.
• Reading and interpreting complex mechanical drawings and fluid power schematics.
• Proficiency with precision measurement tools and shop floor equipment.
• Residence within a daily 45-minute driving radius of Pewaukee, WI and U.S. Citizenship or Green Card holder status.

Responsibilities

• Build, fit, align, and assemble diverse, high-value custom automated machinery from the ground up.
• Read and build from detailed multi-view mechanical drawings and pneu/hydraulic schematics.
• Access 3D CAD digital models at shop-floor workstations to verify spatial relationships and clearances.
• Layout, bend, route, and mount pneumatic manifolds and hydraulic circuits on machine frames.
• Shim, scrape, adjust, and tune components to exact tolerances using toolmaking techniques.
• Collaborate with mechanical design engineers on-site to troubleshoot bottlenecks and verify tolerances.

Skills

Mechanical assembly

Toolmaking

Blueprint literacy

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

CAD

3D modeling

Measuring tools

Teamwork

Education

Precision toolmaking background

Die building background

Apprenticeship in Tool & Die

Tools

Mills

Lathes

Surface grinders

Calipers

Micrometers

Dial indicators

Shop equipment

Job description

Top Dog Recruiting seeks a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler for a Pewaukee, WI area role. The position is 100% onsite, 1st shift, with compensation up to $40.00/hour plus overtime, and a comprehensive benefits package.

We require 5+ years of building from the ground up or 2+ years with a precision toolmaking/fabrication background, plus strong blueprint literacy, pneumatics, hydraulics, and CAD skills. U.S. citizenship or Green Card and a 45-minute commuting radius are required.