Machinist​/Senior Machinist

Company Overview

Founded in 1912, ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a global industrial company built around a differentiated and proprietary business model. The company’s seven industry-leading segments leverage the ITW Business Model to generate solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW’s approximately 45,000 dedicated colleagues around the world thrive in the company’s decentralized, entrepreneurial culture.

ITW Heartland began in 1976 as a small fabrication shop to serve customers with big expectations. Heartland learned to excel at addressing complex component machining and evolved to a vibrant single source manufacturing company, supplying full machines and services around the world. Heartland’s success over the years can be attributed to reliable and consistent partnering with our customers and vendors. ITW Heartland has been a Division of Illinois Tool Works since 1982.

To meet customer’s expectations and requirements by operating all machines in a production cell with little or no assistance while meeting or exceeding standards for quality, productivity, and safety.

• Inspects own work to prints and uses time management skills.
• Maximizes set-ups and tooling of present and future jobs, utilizes cycle time for additional operations and works at a speed necessary to exceed rates the majority of the time.
• Maintains an exceptional level of quality according to standards on all parts.
• Seeks opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Performs some preventive and corrective maintenance duties as requested. May assist in training cell personnel when asked to do so.
• Meets safety and good 5S practices.
• Follow all quality procedures and achieve line of sight requirements.
• Able to work within a team.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar shop setting.

• Ability to load a part into a machine, run the machine, remove the part and inspect.
• Must meet quality expectations.
• Performs preventive maintenance.
• Good communication skills.
• Regular and consistent attendance.

• Lathes
• Saws
• CNC machines
• Grinders
• Inspection tools
• Forklift
• Carts
• Hob
• Redine
• Pallet jack
• Ladders
• Vise
• Computers
• Eye protection with side shields required
• Leather footwear required, ear plugs available

• Carry parts up to 50 pounds.

• Standing 10 hours per day (out of 10 hour workday) but may work 10-12 hours per day.
• Walk up to 2 hours per day.
• Bend, squat (to check parts).
• Crawl.
• Reach out from body up to 24 inches holding up to 20 pounds.
• Hand grasping.
• Finger manipulation.
• Push up to 36 lbs. Force (carts, pallet jack).
• Lift at waist level up to 24 lbs. frequently/up to 50 lbs.
• Carry up to 35 lbs. (parts and tools) 20 feet occasionally, 100 feet.
• Lift to/from floor level (parts) 50 lbs.
• Ladder climb.

• Moving objects - slight forklift traffic.
• Noise level - slight machine noise.
• Safety glasses with side shields required in the shop.
• Leather footwear required in the shop.
• Moderate exposure to slippery surfaces.

• Near vision moderate computer and reading correspondence.
• Far vision, color discrimination, depth perception minimum reading correspondence.
• Hearing sensitivity slight.

The pay rate will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and prior experience. The range for this position is: $25.00 – $33.00 (hourly). Enjoy competitive compensation and generous benefits that includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life and LTD insurance, Paid Parental Leave, 401k (with match), a generous tuition reimbursement program and more.

ITW is an equal opportunity/affirmation action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or any other characteristic protected by law.