Senior Precision Toolmaker & Custom Machine Builder

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

Job summary

Calqulate Metrics Ltd in Pewaukee, WI seeks a Precision Toolmaker and Machine Assembler—Pneumatics & CAD. This 1st-shift, 100% onsite role offers a base up to $40/hour with overtime and a comprehensive benefits package.

You will build complex automation, read multi-view prints, route pneumatics/hydraulics, and collaborate with engineers on the floor. 5+ years in machine building or 2+ years with toolmaking is ideal.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of ground-up mechanical machine building OR 2+ years with precision toolmaking/fixture-building background.
• Exposure to high-speed material handling systems or precision automated lines.
• Ability to read and assemble from multi-page mechanical prints and fluid power schematics.
• Safe operation of shop tools and measurement instruments.

Responsibilities

• Build complex custom systems from ground up, including automated machinery and robotic cells.
• Read and interpret detailed mechanical drawings and pneumatic/hydraulic schematics.
• Use on-floor 3D CAD models to verify clearances and assembly fit.
• Install pneumatic manifolds and hydraulic circuits on frames.
• Fine-tune components to tight tolerances and troubleshoot bottlenecks with engineering.
• Oversee teardown, crating, and shipment preparation of completed machines.

Skills

Machine building experience

Toolmaking background

Blueprint literacy

Pneumatics & hydraulics

Precision measurement tools

CAD modeling

Collaboration with eng

Education

Toolmaking apprenticeship

Tools

Mills

Lathes

Surface grinders

Calipers

Micrometers

Dial indicators

Job description

Calqulate Metrics Ltd in Pewaukee, WI seeks a Precision Toolmaker and Machine Assembler—Pneumatics & CAD. This 1st-shift, 100% onsite role offers a base up to $40/hour with overtime and a comprehensive benefits package.

You will build complex automation, read multi-view prints, route pneumatics/hydraulics, and collaborate with engineers on the floor. 5+ years in machine building or 2+ years with toolmaking is ideal.