Description The successful candidate will work in a maintenance focused machine shop providing support to the entire facility. Providing specialty machine shop support to production, maintenance, and engineering. Fabricating fixtures and gages, repair or modifying existing parts, tools, and equipment. Manufacturing fixtures, tooling, gages to blueprints and sketches and/or duplicating broken parts. Tuning and adjustment of all of the above Makes fixtures, gages, parts, etc. for a variety of applications in the plant and offers design input. Machine parts to specifications using machine tools; lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders. Design fixtures, tooling, and experimental parts to meet special engineering needs. Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, and engineering information in order to determine methods and sequences of operations needed to fabricate products and determine product dimensions and tolerances. Measure, examine, and test completed units and equipment in order to detect defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments such as micrometers. Confer with engineering, supervisory, manufacturing personnel, and other craftsmen in order to exchange technical information and solve problems. Calculate dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics and instruments such as micrometers and calipers. Maintain 5S organizational and cleanliness standards in work area. Positive attitude and customer service orientation are critical to success Qualifications Critical Thinking ¬¬ Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Complex Problem Solving ¬¬ Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information Proficiency in blueprint reading and interpretation. Strong background in measuring equipment, CNC/NC mills, CNC lathes, grinders, associated with tool making Competent at manufacturing critical parts for quality, reverse engineering, and ensure all shop work conforms to prints and quality standards CNC/NC programming of mills lathes and set up of required jobs related to tool making, modifications, repair, including welding, heat treat, and associated fabrication -Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. Understand of and adherence to lock out/tag out procedures. The candidate must be able to work independently, with little supervision in order to deliver jobs on time. Candidate must have at least 5 years of experience or more. Journeyman's card is desired.