Machinist B - 2nd Shift - Mon-Fri - 1pm-9:30pm

ZAH Group•Elk Grove Village, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

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. This role involves setting up and operating all Tool Room equipment and CNC machines to fabricate metallic and non-metallic parts. The machinist will fit and assemble machined parts into complete units, applying knowledge of machine shop theory, procedures, shop mathematics, and layout techniques, working to tolerances of .001". The position requires comprehension of blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample parts to determine dimensions and tolerances, sequence of operations, and setup equipment. The machinist will select, align, and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, accessories, and materials on machines. They will calculate and set controls for machining factors, verify conformance of finished workpieces, and perform trial runs to ensure accuracy. The role also includes fitting and assembling parts, verifying dimensions and alignments, operating welding equipment, and conferring with engineers and production personnel to resolve issues. Communication with coworkers and supervisors is essential, as is maintaining statistical process control charts and a clean work environment. Other duties as assigned by the supervisor may be required.

Requirements

One (1) year of work experience or apprenticeship is required.
Knowledge of English language.
Ability to understand and follow detailed oral and written instructions and procedures.
Work with moderate supervision.
Employee required having own tools.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of set up and operations of CNC machines a plus.
Ability to weld is a plus.

Responsibilities

Set up and operate all Tool Room equipment and CNC machines to fabricate metallic and non-metallic parts.
Fit and assemble machined parts into complete units.
Apply knowledge of machine shop theory and procedures, shop mathematics, and layout techniques.
Work to tolerances of .001".
Rely on comprehension of blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications or sample parts to determine dimension and tolerances of finished work-piece, sequence of operations and setup equipment.
Select, align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories and materials on machines such as mills, lathes, jig borers, grinders and shapers.
Calculate and set controls to regulate machining factors, such as speed, feed, coolant flow and depth and angle of cut, or enter commands to retrieve, input or edit computerized machine control media.
Verify conformance of finished work piece to specifications using precision measuring instruments.
Set up own machines to make parts and operate machine on trial run to verify accuracy of machine settings or programmed control data.
Fit and assemble parts into complete assembly, using jigs, fixtures, surface plates, surface table, hand tools and power tools.
Verify dimensions and alignments of assembly, using measuring instruments, such as micrometers, height gauges and gauge blocks.
Operate welding equipment to cut or weld parts as required.
Confer with engineers, production personnel, programmers or others to resolve machining or assembly problems as required.
Communicate with co-workers and supervisor to receive instructions and coordinate activities.
Inspect and measure parts to maintain statistical process control charts.
Maintain a clean work environment.
Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.