Tool Maker - Multiple Shifts

MacLean-FoggFarmington Hills, MI
Onsite

About The Position

MacLean-Fogg is hiring a Tool Maker at our Farmington Hills, Michigan manufacturing facility. In this skilled-trade role, you will build, repair, inspect, and maintain cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, dies, and related components while operating tool room equipment. The role pays $25/hour, with additional shift premiums for available 2nd- and 3rd-shift schedules.

Requirements

  • High school diploma.
  • Five or more years of related experience, technical education or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Ability to interpret work instructions and follow written and verbal directions.
  • Intermediate verbal and written communication skills.
  • Manual dexterity, attention to detail, and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

  • Journeyman status (receives a $1.00/hour premium)

Responsibilities

  • Lay out, fit, assemble, repair, and rework cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, dies, machinists' hand tools, machine parts, and similar components.
  • Set up and operate tool room equipment to produce new tools, parts, and components for machines and equipment.
  • Read blueprints and work instructions to determine required machining and plan the layout and assembly of tooling or reproduce existing parts.
  • Inspect parts, tools, and related components as required and perform bench work associated with assigned jobs.
  • Assist general maintenance or machine repair and rebuild work with measuring, fitting, installation, or replacement of parts when toolmaking skills are needed.
  • Lubricate, maintain, and care for tool room equipment, and keep assigned work areas and machines clean and orderly.
  • Report unusual conditions or difficulties involving machines, tools, and equipment and complete required job or daily job records.
  • Assist with training new hires or apprentices and provide the hand tools normally used in the journeyman trade as required for the role.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) with company match and potential profit sharing
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Health Savings Account contributions for eligible plans
  • Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability coverage
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Program and mental health resources
  • Virtual healthcare resources
  • Tuition reimbursement and development opportunities
  • Additional wellness, financial, and employee programs
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