Tool Room Machinist - 2nd Shift

TOOL ROOM MACHINIST - 2nd SHIFT

Wright City, MO (St. Louis area) | Full-time, direct hire

Schedule: 4:15pm-2:45am, Monday-Thursday

Pay: $32+/hour depending on experience

$3,000 to $5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

A precision machining company serving the aerospace and defense sector is adding a Tool Room Machinist on 2nd shift. This is a build-it-yourself seat: you take a tooling or fixture requirement from concept through programming, machining, prove-out and implementation.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Design, develop, machine, modify and repair fixtures, jigs, workholding and tooling

- Use Mastercam to create, modify, troubleshoot and optimize CNC programs

- Set up and operate CNC mills and lathes, 3-axis and 5-axis, plus manual toolroom equipment

- Determine machining methods, tooling, workholding, speeds, feeds and sequence of operations

- Run machine prove-outs and trial runs to verify programs, setups and dimensional accuracy

- Read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, CAD models and GD&T

- Verify conformance with calipers, micrometers, gauge pins, height gauges and dial indicators

- Work with Engineering, Quality, Production and Programming to solve manufacturing problems

- Find ways to cut setup and cycle time and improve tooling and fixture design

- Work to AS9100, ISO 9000 and internal QMS requirements

- Provide technical guidance to other machinists; keep a clean, FOD-free area and support 5S

WHAT YOU NEED

- Previous toolroom machining experience (required)

- CNC programming with Mastercam (required)

- Experience designing and manufacturing fixtures, workholding, jigs and tooling (required)

- Strong CNC setup, programming and troubleshooting; manual machining experience

- Solid knowledge of cutting tools, feeds and speeds, tooling selection and workholding

- Tight-tolerance machining with precision measurement equipment

- Able to work independently with minimal supervision and collaborate across departments

- Aerospace, defense or other precision manufacturing experience preferred

- Lean or continuous improvement knowledge preferred

- Eligible to work in the U.S. at an ITAR facility without company sponsorship

BENEFITS, EFFECTIVE DAY ONE

Sign-on bonus, quarterly bonus, medical/dental/vision, life and short and long-term disability, FSA and dependent care FSA, 401(k) with company match, EAP, PTO plus 10 paid holidays including your birthday, paid parental leave.