1ST SHIFT TOOL CRIB ATTENDANT

SMALLEY STEEL RING COMPANY•Lake Zurich, IL

6d•$18 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

The Tool Crib Attendant supports the production floor by meeting tooling needs according to company and customer requirements. The role helps ensure consistent quality standards, safe work practices, and appropriate production rates. It operates manual surface grinders, including Okamoto and Acer grinders, to grind a wide variety of parts, and works with Tool Room Staff on ordinary setups involving holding fixtures, angle plates, or clamping to a table. The attendant selects grinding wheels, feeds, and depth of cut, and sharpens wheels to maintain quality. The role also assigns or checks out tooling, checks in and stores incoming tooling and supplies safely, completes physical inventory counts, reports shortages, and reorders stock as needed. The position is based at Smalley LZ in Lake Zurich, Illinois, and is listed as full-time. The stated hourly base pay range is $18.00–$20.00; actual pay may vary based on factors including education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. The role is bonus and/or incentive eligible.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Strong mechanical aptitude, including the ability to read drawings and use hand tools and measuring tools.
Understanding of Tool Room terminology.
Pass the required basic math and English exam.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a manufacturing or related environment.

Responsibilities

Assist the production floor with tooling needs according to company and customer requirements.
Help ensure quality standards, safe practices, and appropriate production rates are maintained.
Operate manual surface grinders, including Okamoto and Acer grinders, to grind a wide variety of parts.
Work with Tool Room Staff to complete ordinary setups involving holding fixtures, angle plates, or clamping to a table.
Select grinding wheels, feeds, and depth of cut, and sharpen wheels to maintain quality.
Assign or check out tooling as needed.
Check in and safely store incoming tooling and supplies.
Complete physical inventory counts, report shortages, and reorder stock as needed.