Senior Precision Toolmaker & Custom Machine Builder

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

Job summary

Management Performance Associates is seeking a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler in Pewaukee, WI. This role focuses on building high-precision automated machinery, including pneumatic and CAD integration, with end-to-end ownership from assembly to testing on the shop floor.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of ground-up machine building or 2+ years with a precision toolmaking background, and fluency with blueprints and fluid power layouts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of ground-up mechanical machine builds or 2+ years with precision toolmaking/fixture background.
• Ability to read multi-page mechanical prints and fluid power schematics.
• Strong tool handling and shop floor equipment experience.

Responsibilities

• Build, fit, align, and assemble diverse automated machinery from the ground up.
• Interpret detailed mechanical drawings and pneumatic/hydraulic schematics.
• Use on-floor 3D CAD models to verify clearances and assemblies.
• Install pneumatic manifolds and hydraulic circuits on machine frames.
• Shim, scrape, and tune components to exact tolerances.
• Collaborate with design engineers to troubleshoot bottlenecks.
• Oversee teardown, packing, and crating of completed machines.

Skills

Mechanical build

Blueprint literacy

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Precision measurement

Toolmaking background

Tools

Mills

Lathes

Surface grinders

Calipers

Micrometers

Dial indicators

Job description

Management Performance Associates is seeking a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler in Pewaukee, WI. This role focuses on building high-precision automated machinery, including pneumatic and CAD integration, with end-to-end ownership from assembly to testing on the shop floor.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of ground-up machine building or 2+ years with a precision toolmaking background, and fluency with blueprints and fluid power layouts.