Tool Room Technician

Job Details

Job Location:

Hanover Park IL - Hanover Park, IL 60133

Salary Range: $20.00 - $30.00 Hourly

• Studies blueprint or layout on workpiece to visualize machining required, and plans sequence of operations.
• Selects method of holding workpiece.
• Lifts workpiece manually or using hoist and positions and secures it to holding device such as machine table, chuck, centers, or fixture.
• Verifies workpiece position.
• Selects feed rate, cutting speed, depth of cut, and cutting tool (bar tool, rotary cutter, or abrasive wheel) for each operation.
• Positions and secures tool in tool holder (chuck, collet, or tool post).
• Moves controls to position tool and workpiece in relation to each other, and to set feeds, speeds, and depth of cut.
• Starts machine, turns handwheel to feed tool in workpiece or vice versa, and engages automatic feeding device.
• Turns valve handle to start flow of coolant against tool and workpiece.
• Observes operation and regulates tool position and action.
• Verifies conformance of machined workpiece to specifications.
• Measures, marks, and scribes workpiece to lay out for machining.
• Devises ways of clamping work pieces and makes special jigs and fixtures as needed.
• Works on nonmetallic materials.
• Follows safety practices and requirements pertaining to the type of work involved.

• Education and/or Experience
  Associate degree (A.
  
  A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language Skills
  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to speak effectively.
• Mathematical Skills
  Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Reasoning Ability
  Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Computer Skills
  To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Vantage Manufacturing software.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

We offer medical (PPO), health saving account, flexible spending, dependent flex spending, dental, vision, paid vacation, paid holidays, short/long term disability, 401K with company match, life insurance/AD&D, accident plan, critical illness plan, hospital indemnity plan, legal plan and much more!