Coniflex & Bevel Gear Manufacturing Technician

Imagine this challenge: A customer brings in a worn spiral bevel gear with no print. Can you read the tooth story in its contact pattern, rebuild the setup on a Gleason, and deliver a matched set that runs beautifully on test? If that’s your craft, we want to talk.

Compensation: $25–$35/hr DOE • Type: Direct hire via Integrity Trade Services for our manufacturing client • Start: Immediate • Benefits upon hire: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401(k)

Your mission

• Own end-to-end bevel gear work: setup, cutting, inspection, and refinement of spiral and straight bevel sets
• Focus on custom, repair-based, reverse-engineered, and low-volume jobs—not repetitive production
• Translate samples and worn components into actionable machine settings and tooling selections
• Measure what matters: tooth depth, thickness, backlash, mesh, and bearing/contact pattern
• Use Gleason testing equipment to verify gear quality and optimize performance through iterative adjustments
• Document setups thoroughly for future repeatability and collaborate closely with engineering and machinists
• Keep the gear department organized; troubleshoot cutting, setup, and mesh issues; maintain and sharpen tooling

Environment & equipment

Location: Broadview, IL • Shift: First shift • Overtime: As needed

• Gleason #7A, #12, #14 Coniflex, #16, #26 gear cutters
• Gleason #6, #13A, #14A, #17, #27 gear testers
• Gleason cutter-sharpening equipment

What you’ll need to succeed

• Demonstrated bevel gear-cutting experience (required)
• Hands-on time with Gleason gear-cutting machines (strongly preferred)
• Spiral bevel plus straight bevel/Coniflex experience (highly desirable)
• Deep grasp of bevel gear geometry, terminology, and cutting fundamentals
• Ability to independently set up/operate equipment and read gear drawings and setup data
• Working knowledge of tooth contact patterns, backlash, and proper gear mesh
• Gleason gear-testing experience (significant advantage)
• Cutter sharpening familiarity (plus)
• Background in reverse engineering, industrial repair, or custom gear manufacturing (preferred)
• Comfort using micrometers, indicators, height gauges, and related precision tools

Who you are

An experienced gear cutter who enjoys solving unique manufacturing puzzles and can shepherd a job from first look to final inspection. If you’ve worked with older manual Gleason equipment, you’ll feel right at home.

Skills & proficiencies

• Equipment Troubleshooting
• CNC Programming
• CNC Machine Repair
• G-Code
• M-Code
• Precision Measurement & Hand Metrology

Machines & technologies you'll use: Gear Machinery (Gleason)

Why Integrity Trade Services

Competitive weekly pay and robust benefits through our client upon hire, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Take the next step

Connect with Tracie Metcalf:

t.metcalf@itsstaffing.com

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities