Senior AR Machinist

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Illinois Tool Works is a global, diversified manufacturer of industrial equipment and components. It operates in numerous segments, including automotive, food equipment, and construction.

Job Profile

The company is seeking a Senior AR Machinist who will set up and operate all available machine tools safely and efficiently.

Manufacture a wide variety of intricate parts, precision tools, jigs, fixtures, and assemblies.

Uses considerable judgment and technical knowledge to accomplish the foregoing.

Education Level

• Have good knowledge of shop math, including trigonometry, normally associated with a technical high school education

Work Experience

• Normally, 5 years of related experience (required)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Analyzes performance of tools, determines the source of malfunctions, and takes corrective action. Uses all precision measuring instruments such as micrometers, scales, verniers, calipers, and depth gages.  Checks and verifies the accuracy of all work performed and is responsible for ensuring consistent good quality.
• Assists in the training of less-experienced machinists or trainees.
• Maintains work area, tools, and equipment in a safe, clean, and orderly condition.
• Performs preventive maintenance on all shop equipment as required.
• Reads and interprets complex blueprints and sketches to perform any required machining operation to exact specifications. Produces high-quality parts at a high level of productivity.
• Selects proper cutting tools and determines proper process for any given condition, obtaining optimum production and high quality by properly judging the following: a) amount of stock to be removed, b) rigidity of part and machine c) mechanical properties of material and cutter, d) speed and feed selection for maximum production and tool life.
• Sets up and operates all available machine tools and miscellaneous shop equipment. May suggest and document alternative processing to efficiently utilize time and equipment.
• Uses considerable independent judgment and technical knowledge in the manufacturing of machined parts, precision tools, jigs and fixtures, and assemblies.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to manufacture any conceivable machine parts, tools, jigs, and fixtures from sketches or verbal instructions. Knowledge and imagination to improve on given concepts and to design tools.
• Ability to operate all machine tools and ship equipment most proficiently. Analytical ability to determine proper procedures and to select machines and tools to be used to obtain optimum efficiency. Knowledge and ability to grind all cutting tools.
• Ability to program, set up, and run CNC machines as well as set up and run manual equipment in the shop.
• Ability to read and interpret complex drawings and sketches. Must fully understand all methods of dimensioning and all symbols. Ability to comprehend and work to brief verbal instructions.
• Good broad knowledge of all materials generally used in the machine building industry (basic mechanical and chemical properties, machine ability, heat treat ability).
• Knowledge of speed and feed rates, their relationship to materials, tools, and machines. Familiarity with all pertinent charts and tables. Ability to apply knowledge with good judgment to accomplish high production and quality.
• Mechanical ability and manual dexterity are required to be able to perform all required duties with relative ease. Ability to occasionally cope with mental/visual strain associated with some precision jobs.
• Physical stamina for standing during working hours and to safely handle all parts and accessories typical of machine shop operation.

Work Environment

• Normal Machine Shop environment with moderate temperature changes, medium to high noise levels, and the hazards associated with a Machine Shop, such as rotating cutting tools and workpieces, flying chips, coolant fumes, handling of parts with burrs and sharp edges.
• Hazards require strict adherence to safety guidelines and the use of protective devices such as safety glasses.

Employer’s Statement

ITW is an Equal Opportunity Employer.