Senior Precision Toolmaker & Machine Builder – Onsite

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Onsite CAD-equipped workshop

Stable, long-standing employer

Job summary

Joseph Michaels International in Pewaukee, WI is seeking a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler – Pneumatics & CAD for a 1st shift, 100% onsite role. Compensation is up to $40/hour with overtime and a comprehensive benefits package. The shop features on-floor 3D modeling stations and a collaborative culture.

The role requires 5+ years of ground-up machine-building experience or 2+ years with precision toolmaking. Must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder with a 45-minute commute.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of ground-up mechanical machine builds, OR 2+ years with precision toolmaking background.
• Complex system craftsmanship in high-speed or packaging machinery.
• Read, interpret, and assemble from multi-page prints and fluid power schematics.
• Operate tools and measuring instruments safely to exact tolerances.

Responsibilities

• Build, fit, align, and assemble diverse, high-value custom machinery from the ground up.
• Read and build from detailed drawings and pneumatic/hydraulic schematics.
• Utilize on-floor 3D CAD models to verify spatial relationships and clearances.
• Install fluid power systems and route pneumatic manifolds and hydraulic circuits.
• Fine-tune components to exact tolerances with toolmaking techniques.
• Collaborate with engineers to troubleshoot bottlenecks and verify tolerances.
• Teardown, packing, and crating of completed machines for transport.

Skills

Machine building

Blueprint literacy

Precision measurement

Team collaboration

Education

Tool & Die apprenticeship

Precision machining background

Tools

Mills

Lathes

Surface grinders

Calipers

Micrometers

Job description

Joseph Michaels International in Pewaukee, WI is seeking a Precision Toolmaker & Machine Assembler – Pneumatics & CAD for a 1st shift, 100% onsite role. Compensation is up to $40/hour with overtime and a comprehensive benefits package. The shop features on-floor 3D modeling stations and a collaborative culture.

The role requires 5+ years of ground-up machine-building experience or 2+ years with precision toolmaking. Must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder with a 45-minute commute.