Toolmaker / Manual Machinist

Toolmaker / Manual Machinist - Middletown, CT

Minimum 3 years of experience as a Toolmaker / Manual Machinist 

Venteon is currently seeking a Toolmaker / Manual Machinist to fill an opening with a manufacturing company located in Middletown, CT

We are seeking a Toolmaker to plan and execute complex manufacturing jobs (such as tools assemblies, etc.). This position may also participate in activities in support of quotations for customers.

Requirements of the Toolmaker / Manual Machinist 

• A genuine belief in continuous improvement and disciplined processes.  A willingness to analyze, challenge and change processes, if needed, to create a more efficient environment culture.

• Job requires being detail oriented and thorough in completing work tasks. 

• Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, dependable, and fulfilling obligations.

• Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. 

• Organizational and time management skills. 

• Self-starter with ability to multi-task and prioritize workday/projects independently. 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• High School Diploma

• Toolmaker Apprenticeship or 5 years of tool making experience

Benefits of the Toolmaker / Manual Machinist 

• Competitive salary

• Advancement potential

• Full time

• Paid time off

• Medical / Dental / Vision

• 401k

Responsibilities of the Toolmaker / Manual Machinist 

• Plan and execute manufacturing jobs to meet customer requirements.  The level of planning will vary depending upon the customer and internal requirements.   However, toolmakers will be capable of

  translating customer engineering documents (drawings, specifications, etc.) into logical processes to complete tasks

• Identifying material requirements and outside service provider requirements and communicating same to appropriate internal personnel.

• Inspecting parts, tools and paperwork, to ensure customer requirements are met. Completing inspection paperwork as necessary.

• Establishing a schedule of processes to meet customer delivery requirements.

• Coordinate with other departments (engineering, production planning, quality, etc.) as necessary to meet customer requirements. 

• Reading, interpreting and producing engineering drawings (both by CAD and by hand), specifications, limits, fits, and computer-generated information in order to determine what has to be produced and to what specification.  

• Selecting and using a range of measurements and testing equipment to check components are to required quality and accuracy. 

• Understanding the structure, properties and characteristics of common materials used for the manufacture and repair of tooling, mold, dies, jigs and fixtures.

• Understanding and demonstrating the safe operation, correct selection and skilled usage of a range of hand tools used for toolmaking and die maintenance, including grinders, drills, and stones.

• Understanding the safe operation and theory of the range of complex and often state-of-the-art workshop machinery used such as (CNC lathes, milling, grinding, drilling and welding equipment) and how to set up and operate the machinery and equipment efficiently and effectively.

If you are a high performer and would like to work for an equally high performing company and you think the above opportunity is appropriate for you, we invite you to submit your resume in Microsoft Word format to

abarry@venteon.com