Senior Precision Toolmaker for Custom Automation

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

Job summary

Rare Bird Recruiting, LLC in Pewaukee, WI is seeking a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler – Pneumatics & CAD for 1st shift, 100% onsite.

You will build and align complex custom automation equipment, read detailed blueprints, and lay out pneumatic and hydraulic systems. The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership, close collaboration with engineers, and a path to long-term career growth in a premier shop.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of ground-up machine-building experience.
• 2+ years with precision toolmaking or fixture building background.
• Blueprint and schematic literacy required.
• Proficient with precision measuring tools.
• Familiar with pneumatics and hydraulics.

Responsibilities

• Build, fit, align, and assemble complex automated machinery.
• Read multi-view mechanical drawings and schematics.
• Use on-floor 3D CAD models to verify fit and clearance.
• Install pneumatic and hydraulic systems on machines.
• Fine-tune components to exact tolerances and performance.
• Collaborate with engineering on-site to resolve issues.
• Oversee teardown, packing, and crating for transport.

Skills

Machine building

Blueprint literacy

Fluid power pneumatics

Precision measurement

Team collaboration

Tools

Mills

Lathes

Surface grinders

Calipers

Micrometers

Dial indicators

Job description

Rare Bird Recruiting, LLC in Pewaukee, WI is seeking a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler – Pneumatics & CAD for 1st shift, 100% onsite.

You will build and align complex custom automation equipment, read detailed blueprints, and lay out pneumatic and hydraulic systems. The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership, close collaboration with engineers, and a path to long-term career growth in a premier shop.