Senior Precision Toolmaker & Custom Machine Builder - 1st Shift

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

Job summary

Key People in Pewaukee, WI is seeking a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler – Pneumatics & CAD for a 1st shift, 100% onsite role. The position offers a base rate up to $40.00/hour, with overtime opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package.

You will build complex custom automation hardware, read multi-view schematics, route pneumatics and hydraulics, and work directly with engineers on the shop floor.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of ground-up mechanical machine building OR 2+ years with precision toolmaking background.
• Experience building high-speed material handling systems or custom packaging machinery.
• Blueprint literacy to read and assemble from multi-page prints.
• Proficiency with calipers, micrometers, and dial indicators.

Responsibilities

• Build, fit, align, and assemble complex automated machinery from the ground up.
• Read detailed mechanical drawings and fluid power schematics for build sequencing.
• Access on-floor 3D CAD models to verify clearances and assembly accuracy.
• Install pneumatic manifolds and hydraulic circuits on machine frames.
• Fine-tune components to tight tolerances with toolmaking techniques.
• Collaborate with engineers on site to resolve bottlenecks and deviations.
• Oversee teardown, packing, and crating for transport and installation.

Skills

Ground-up machine building

Toolmaking background

Blueprint literacy

Pneumatic/hydraulic piping

Precision measurement tools

Tools

Milling machines

Lathes

Surface grinders

Job description

Key People in Pewaukee, WI is seeking a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler – Pneumatics & CAD for a 1st shift, 100% onsite role. The position offers a base rate up to $40.00/hour, with overtime opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package.

You will build complex custom automation hardware, read multi-view schematics, route pneumatics and hydraulics, and work directly with engineers on the shop floor.