Tool Room Team Member II

Overview

Posted Friday, February 6, 2026 at 7:00 AM

At Klein Tools, curiosity powers discovery, ownership inspires excellence, and urgency means we run towards opportunities. We deliver quality and innovation in everything we do, designing and launching hundreds of groundbreaking products each year. Join us and be part of a legacy built to last.

Perks for you include:

• Health Insurance (Medical, Vision, & Dental)
• Discounts on Klein Tools products
• Education and Professional Development Assistance

The Tool Room Team Member II is responsible for the design, construct, repair, and maintain a wide variety of complex fixtures, tooling, gauges, test stands, dies, and specialized machine tools.

• Work safely to prevent on-the-job injuries by following Company and OSHA safety rules and regulations, understanding machine safeguards, recognizing and reporting safety hazards, wearing required PPE.
• Work from design concepts, work orders, sketches, component parts, blue prints, charts, tables, and verbal instructions to:
• Plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
• Conceptualize and independently develop designs for tooling projects and recommend methods and materials to be utilized for specific production operations.
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools to specifications.
• File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Setup and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
• Maintain the Company's electronic asset management and maintenance record keeping system.
• Prepare project plans and project status reports, as required.
• Keep work area in clean and orderly condition, complying with established 6S standards.
• Participate in various lean manufacturing activities to improve products, reduce waste, or learn new skills or operations.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

• Must possess knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance and design techniques, tools, and principles; read blueprints and understand dimensions and tolerances; use a variety of precision measuring instruments, such as micrometers, indicators, and height gauges.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Basic math and trigonometry.
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand basic English.
• Demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word).
• Ability to communicate and work as a team member.

• DISCLAIMER:
  This position may include exposure to radio frequencies that may be dangerous to individuals with a pacemaker, consult with your doctor.
• Walking, up to 10 hours per day (interruptive)
• Sitting or Standing, up to 10 hours per day (interruptive)
• Bending/twisting neck, up to 2 hours per day (interruptive)
• Bending/twisting waist, up to 2 hours per day (interruptive)
• Hand movement, up to 10 hours per day (repetitive)
• Arm movement, up to 10 hours per day (repetitive)
• Pushing/pulling weight (assisted), up to 2 hours per day (interruptive)
• Lifting weight, up to 35 lbs., up to 2 hours per day (interruptive)

Klein Tools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. For candidates with disabilities and needing assistance, please email us at