CNC Grinding Machinist - 1st Shift

Company Overview:

Schafer Industries is a premier supplier of off-highway axles and differentiated precision gearing solutions. Established in 1934, Schafer Industries has locations in South Bend, IN, Roscoe, IL, Fredericktown, OH and Blacklick, OH. Schafer Industries is one of the few manufacturers of integrated axle solutions in the off-highway electric vehicle market. Schafer serves customers in a variety of end markets including off-highway vehicles, recreational vehicles, aerospace, defense, oil & gas, material handling, powertrain, electric mobility, heavy duty trucking, agriculture, and construction.

Our mission is to leverage world class capabilities to deliver superior products and services to maximize the value for our customers, employees, shareholders, and communities.

Position Summary:

Schafer Industries is currently seeking a 1st Shift CNC Grinding Machinist for its Schafer Gear Works operation in Roscoe Illinois. $1000 sign on bonus. 401K match. Air conditioned / heated manufacturing facility. Paid training.

Why Work at Schafer Industries?

• We are a growth-oriented company with a diversified customer base.
• We are committed to a culture of safety and continuous improvement.
• You will enjoy a collaborative work environment where your talents and opinions matter.
• We provide training as well as opportunities to work on projects in support of your career development.
• You will quickly see your impact when working with the team.
• We have competitive pay and benefits to include 401(k) match and tuition reimbursement.
• We live our values of Safety, Integrity, Responsibility to Others, Customer Focus, Continuous Improvement and Accountability in all that we do.

Job Summary:

Set up, adjust, and operate conventional or computer numeric controlled internal and/or external grinders to grind surfaces of exacting dimensional and finish requirements. Edit and prove programs and/or manually program at the machine computer console. Dress wheels to obtain desired contours. Maintains a high productivity rate and constantly strives to improve productivity.

Essential Functions:

Operate assigned machinery to fabricate parts to the required specifications by:

• Setting up and operating machine.
• Selecting, aligning, and securing holding fixtures, cutting tools, and attachments, accessories, and materials on CNC machines.
• Calculating and setting controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, depth, and angle of grind, or enters commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine control media.
• Setting up and operating machines on trial runs to verify accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data in accordance with setup time parameters.

2. Ensures all parts are to the required specifications by:

• Maintaining and improving the quality of parts produced.
• Studying blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work pieces, sequence of operations, and setup requirements.
• Verifying conformance of finished work piece specifications.
• Complying with all work instructions.
• Following and maintaining ISO and Schafer procedures.
• Completing Schafer's quality certification requirements for assigned area.

3. Ensure the operational effectiveness of all assigned equipment by:

• Starting and observing machine operations to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjusts machine controls or control media as required.
• Installing tooling into machines and equipment and testing operation of unit to ensure functionality and performance.
• Conferring with engineers, production personnel, programmers, or others to resolve machining problems.

4. Responsible for supporting the Schafer Business Process by:

• Maintaining and continuously improving productivity of assigned machines.
• Measuring, marking, and scribing dimensions and reference points on material or work piece as guides for subsequent machining.
• Continuously looking at tool life and new tooling to cut costs on tools.
• Reducing downtime of machines setups
• Getting computer setup ready by preparing tooling, fixtures, steel, gages, etc. for jobs at assigned machines.
• Maintain the 6S program…