Tooling Specialist (Conventional Machinist) – day or night shift

Electri-Flex Company; Roselle (IL); On-site; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tooling Specialist at Electri-Flex Company is a hands-on role supporting production by ensuring machinery and tooling operate at peak quality. The job involves machining mechanical components with conventional tools and assisting with preventive maintenance, repairs, upgrades, and new designs.

Typical shifts include Day and Night with a 10% night differential. Candidates should have 4+ years in a toolmaker or machinist role and a machining-focused certification is a plus; strong shop math

Qualifications

• 4+ years as toolmaker or machinist in toolroom
• Experience with metal forming/extrusion industries is preferred
• Mastery of conventional lathes and mills; no CNC required

Skills

Spanish

Burmese

Shop math

Manual machining

2D drawings

Education

Machining certification

Tools

Conventional lathes

Manual mills

Surface grinders

Job description

Description

The Tooling Specialist is a hands-on role that supports production by ensuring machinery, equipment, and supporting accessories are operating properly. This person will work closely with engineering and maintenance to make sure that mechanical components are machined, using conventional machine tools, to the highest quality prior to installing it into our production equipment. This person will support any machining required during preventive maintenance, breakdowns, improvements, guarding, repairs, retrofits, upgrades, new designs, and new launches.

Job Details

• Compensation: $30.00 – $50.00 per hour (Rate will be determined based on experience, ability to demonstrate skills, and meet company’s qualification criteria).
• Shift Differential: 10% premium added to the base hourly rate for the Night Shift.

• Available Shifts:
  • Day Shift: 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Night Shift: 4:30 PM – 3:00 AM
  • Open to shift customization to meet candidate needs (if necessary)

Requirements

• Minimum Work Experience: 4+ years of experience as a toolmaker or machinist in a manual conventional toolroom, preferably within metal forming and extrusion industries.
• Technical Certification: In machine shop or machining technology is a plus.
• Machining Skills: Mastery of conventional lathes, manual mills, and high-precision surface grinders. No CNC operation, programming, or CADCAM is required for this role.
• Industry Knowledge: Must be able to read, calculate shop math problems, use handheld measuring tools, interpret mechanical 2D drawings and models.
• Shop Math: Strong math skills for calculating angles, dimensions, tolerances, and machining speeds/feeds. We machine parts within .0001 of an inch.
• Fabrication: Welding and custom fabricating like bending and forming skills are a plus.
• Machine Repair: Some knowledge of high production mechanical systems, machine repairs, and machine retrofits and troubleshooting production machines is a plus.
• OSHA: Strong familiarity with industrial machine safety standards and machine guarding.
• Languages: Ability to speak Spanish is a plus. Burmese or other languages are a plus.
• Physical Stamina: Ability to stand for extended periods, perform repetitious movements, maintain fine motor dexterity, and lift up to 50 lbs.