Tool Room Attendant

VTG; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG in San Diego, CA is seeking a Tool Room Attendant to support machining operations at NAS North Island. The role requires operating multiple machine tools to produce and maintain jigs, fixtures, tools, gauges, and dies with careful setup and alignment.

You will use precision instruments, select feeds and speeds, dress tools as needed, and work outdoors or in varying conditions. A high school diploma and prior tool-room experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• High school completion preferred.
• Experience in tool and parts distribution of similar scope and size preferred.
• Must perform physical activities and endure outdoor conditions.

Responsibilities

• Operate one or more types of machine tools to machine metal for jigs, fixtures, cutting tools, gauges, or dies.
• Plan and perform difficult machining operations with complex setups and high accuracy.
• Set up machine tools, install cutting tools and adjust guides, stops and tables for stock size.
• Select feeds, speeds, tooling, and operation sequences from drawings/blueprints; use precision measuring instruments.

Skills

Machining

Machine setup

Stamina

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

VTG is currently seeking a Tool Room Attendant to join our team in San Diego, CA at NAS North Island.

What will you do?

• Someone in this position specializes in operating one or more than one type of machine tool (e.g., jig borer, grinding machine, engine lathe, milling machine) to machine metal for use in making or maintaining jigs, fixtures, cutting tools, gauges, or metal dies or molds used in shaping or forming metal or nonmetallic material (e.g., plastic, plaster, rubber, glass).
• Work typically involves: planning and performing difficult machining operations which require complicated setups or a high degree of accuracy, setting up machine tool or tools (e.g., installing cutting tools and adjusting guides, stops, working tables, and other controls to handle the size of stock to be machined.
• The Machine Tool Operator determines proper feeds, speeds, tooling, and operation sequence or selects those prescribed in drawings, blueprints, or layouts). Work also involves using a variety of precision measuring instruments, making necessary adjustments during machining operation to achieve requisite dimensions to very close tolerances.
• This worker may be required to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating oils to recognize when tools need dressing, and to dress tools.

Do you have what it takes?

• Education: Successful completion of high school is preferred.
• Experience: Experience working in a tool and parts distribution role of a similar scope and size is preferred.
• Other Qualifications: This position requires skills such as walking, running, climbing, crawling, jumping and other similar physical activities. The worker must be able to endure extreme climate conditions and be able to work in an outdoor setting
• In general, the work of a Machine-Tool Operator (Tool room) at the skill level called for in this classification, requires extensive knowledge of machine shop and tool room practice usually acquired though considerable on-the-job training and experience.

VTG’s base pay range is $21.98 per hour, which is a general guideline for the geographic location, work experience, education, skill level, and/or market considerations