Grinding Specialist/Lead Tooling Specialist

ALIGN PRECISION•Horsham, PA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for building fixtures to print for CNC machines and assembly, machining prototype parts to print, and machining secondary operations and rework parts. The role requires accuracy in one's own work, the use of inspection gauges and equipment to check work, and the ability to wear personal safety gear as required by OSHA regulations. Basic blueprint reading and mil spec knowledge are necessary, along with the ability to fill out required paperwork and documentation.

Requirements

Basic blueprint reading
Mil spec knowledge
Ability to wear personal safety gear as required to meet OSHA regulations (goggles, gloves, back belt, apron, respirator when required)

Nice To Haves

Machine prototype parts to print
Machine secondary operations and rework parts
May dress grinding wheel to specified profile for contour grinding, using special fixtures and tools
May grind nonmetallic materials, such as plastics
May operate tracer attachment to duplicate contours from templates or models

Responsibilities

Positions and secures workpiece on magnetic chuck, in holding fixture, or directly to machine table.
Selects grinding wheel, grinding speeds, and feed rates for each operation according to knowledge of metal properties and abrasives, and mounts wheel on spindle.
Moves device to dress wheel.
Moves controls and reads dials to set rotation speeds and feed rates.
Positions and tightens stops to limit table travel.
Moves controls to feed workpiece to wheel or vice versa.
Turns valve handle and directs flow of coolant against wheel and workpiece.
Verifies dimensions of ground workpiece for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments as micrometers, comparators, dial indicators, gauge blocks, and load test equipment.
May dress grinding wheel to specified profile for contour grinding, using special fixtures and tools.
May grind nonmetallic materials, such as plastics.
May operate tracer attachment to duplicate contours from templates or models.
Responsible for accuracy of own work.
Use inspection gauges and equipment to check work.
Must be able to wear personal safety gear as required to meet OSHA regulations, ie., goggles, gloves, back belt, apron, and respirator when required.
Basic blueprint reading and mil spec knowledge.
Fill out required paperwork and required documentation.