Senior Precision Toolmaker & Custom Machine Builder-Onsite

Professional Recruiting Consultants, Inc.; City of Pewaukee (WI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Professional Recruiting Consultants, Inc. is hiring for a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler – Pneumatics & CAD in Pewaukee, WI. This 1st-shift, onsite role pays up to $40/hour with overtime and a comprehensive benefits package.

Candidates need 5+ years in ground-up machine building or 2+ years with precision toolmaking, plus pneumatics, hydraulics, CAD, and precision measurement expertise. Join a premier automation shop that emphasizes end-to-end ownership, collaboration with engineers,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience executing ground-up mechanical machine builds, OR 2+ years backed by a formal background in precision toolmaking, die building, or custom fixture assembly.
• Complex systems: high-speed material handling, precision automated lines, or custom packaging machinery.
• Blueprint literacy: read and assemble from multi-page mechanical prints and fluid power schematics.
• Tool mastery: safe operation of hand/power tools, shop equipment, and precision measuring instruments.
• Collaborative mindset: work with wiremen, controls engineers, and leadership.
• Location: reside within a 45-minute radius of Pewaukee, WI; US Citizenship or GC.

Responsibilities

• Build, fit, align, and assemble complex automated machinery from ground up.
• Interpret detailed mechanical drawings and fluid power schematics to plan build sequence.
• Use on-floor 3D CAD models to verify clearances and sub-assemblies.
• Install pneumatic manifolds, valve blocks, and hydraulic circuits.
• Shim, scrape, and tune components to exact tolerances.
• Collaborate with engineers on-site to troubleshoot bottlenecks.
• Oversee teardown, packing, and crating for customer transport.

Skills

Ground-up builds

Toolmaking

Blueprint literacy

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Precision measurement

3D CAD

Tools

Mills & lathes

Surface grinders

Calipers

Micrometers

Job description

Professional Recruiting Consultants, Inc. is hiring for a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler – Pneumatics & CAD in Pewaukee, WI. This 1st-shift, onsite role pays up to $40/hour with overtime and a comprehensive benefits package.

Candidates need 5+ years in ground-up machine building or 2+ years with precision toolmaking, plus pneumatics, hydraulics, CAD, and precision measurement expertise. Join a premier automation shop that emphasizes end-to-end ownership, collaboration with engineers,