Job Description
Job Summary:
Under general supervision, supports lean manufacturing processes through the development of prototypes and fixtures for new product development, process improvement fixtures, and production fixture support.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* Responsible for operations on work requiring close and exact tolerances and finish specifications requiring considerable skill and use of a variety of precision measuring instruments to check dimensions' conformity against print specifications
* Responsible for fabrication/modification of low volume production components
* Makes recommendations and discusses development issues with the engineering staff to improve product performance
* Design, develop, and build fixtures for assembly areas
* Uses a wide variety of precision measuring instruments to check work
* Works with variety of raw materials including aluminum, stainless steel, brass and plastic
* Work from sketches, prints, specs and verbal or written instructions
* Sharpens and grinds tools and drills necessary to perform operations as needed
* Participates in continuous improvement processes
* Performs routine machine maintenance as required
* Performs other related duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
* Requires writing and math skills normally acquired through high school education
* Completion of 3 years of high school level vocational technical school preferred
* Requires a high level of accuracy, technical expertise and the ability to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities
* Requires considerable ingenuity, initiative, judgment and sound decision making for planning and performing diversified work
* Requires knowledge of operations including drilling, boring and milling, turning, surface grinding, etc.
* Working knowledge of computers