About the role
Job Title: Machine Operator
Department: Manufacturing
Reports to: Production Supervisor
Classification: Non-Exempt
Location: Welland, ON
Travel: None
Job Summary: The Machine Operator will work within our Blanching Department and other various manual machines to produce premium quality, high precision, and cutting tools. Will verify accuracy by using engineering prints, component drawings, assembly drawings, and engineering specifications.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the setup and offsets as required.
- Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerances for finished workpiece, sequence of operations, and setup requirements.
- Verifies conformance of finished workpiece to specifications.
- Selects, aligns, and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and material on machines such as mills, lathes, grinders and shapers.
- Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors and speed, feed, depth, and angle cut.
- Check machinery on a daily basis to ensure functionality.
- Other duties assigned.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.
- Certification from a qualified training institution in the field of machining is preferred but not required.
- Minimum of 1 year machine shop experience is required.
- Experience with Blanching Machines is preferred.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Strong math skills required to perform day to day operations including the ability to convert metric to inch and decimal to fraction.
- Ability to accurately read blueprints.
- Ability to calculate dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics and instruments such as micrometers and calipers.
- Ability to machine parts to specifications using machine tools such as lathes, milling machines and grinders.
- Ability to measure, examine, and test completed tools in order to detect defects and ensure conformance with specifications.
- Ability to set up, adjust, and operate basic machine tools in order to perform precision machining operations.
- Ability to monitor feeds and speeds of machines during the machining process.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of standing with some lifting, bending, and twisting.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to stoop, bend or kneel when required.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.
About GWS Tool Group
GWS Tool Group is a North American-based, vertically integrated manufacturer of highly engineered custom, standard, and modified standard cutting tools. We maintain the size, scale and capabilities of the largest companies in the industry, but the service-oriented disposition of a small organization.
We have accomplished this through constant investment in the organization, which has included the acquisition of industry-leading specialty manufacturers. To date, these acquired entities include GW Schultz Tool (Tavares, FL), CGI Tool (Chesterfield, IN), Alliance CNC (Grand Rapids, MI), Benchmark Carbide (Springfield, MA), Intrepid Tool Industries (Phoenix, AZ), North American Tool Corporation (South Beloit, IL), STF Precision (Arden, NC) Taurus Tool & Engineering Inc (Batavia, IL), CJT Koolcarb (Carol Stream, IL), GenHam Diamond Tooling (Montrose, CO) Indexable Cutting Tools of Canada Inc. (Welland, ON and Edmonton, AB), Monster Tool Company (Vista, CA), Carbide Tools Manufacturing Inc. (Menomonee Falls, WI), Peterson Tool Company (Nashville, TN) and Balax Inc. (Hartland, WI). These entities now serve as the manufacturing arms of GWS Tool Group, and their respective specialties power the larger GWS engine!
The Custom Comes Standard mantra is meant to encapsulate how we deliver this dynamic value proposition to the marketplace. We lead with our ability to serve as a single-source supplier for virtually all custom tooling needs, which we design and build in one of our many factories. Furthermore, we are distinguished by our ability and propensity to purpose-build capacity around our committed end-user base and the preferred partners through which they are served with our offering. To that end, we encourage our customers and channel partners to remember that when it comes to GWS and the level of support we can provide, one’s imagination is often the only limitation!
We remain committed to the expansion of this value proposition always and in all ways.
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About the role
Job Title: Machine Operator
Department: Manufacturing
Reports to: Production Supervisor
Classification: Non-Exempt
Location: Welland, ON
Travel: None
Job Summary: The Machine Operator will work within our Blanching Department and other various manual machines to produce premium quality, high precision, and cutting tools. Will verify accuracy by using engineering prints, component drawings, assembly drawings, and engineering specifications.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the setup and offsets as required.
- Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerances for finished workpiece, sequence of operations, and setup requirements.
- Verifies conformance of finished workpiece to specifications.
- Selects, aligns, and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and material on machines such as mills, lathes, grinders and shapers.
- Calculates and sets controls to regulate machining factors and speed, feed, depth, and angle cut.
- Check machinery on a daily basis to ensure functionality.
- Other duties assigned.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.
- Certification from a qualified training institution in the field of machining is preferred but not required.
- Minimum of 1 year machine shop experience is required.
- Experience with Blanching Machines is preferred.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Strong math skills required to perform day to day operations including the ability to convert metric to inch and decimal to fraction.
- Ability to accurately read blueprints.
- Ability to calculate dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics and instruments such as micrometers and calipers.
- Ability to machine parts to specifications using machine tools such as lathes, milling machines and grinders.
- Ability to measure, examine, and test completed tools in order to detect defects and ensure conformance with specifications.
- Ability to set up, adjust, and operate basic machine tools in order to perform precision machining operations.
- Ability to monitor feeds and speeds of machines during the machining process.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of standing with some lifting, bending, and twisting.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to stoop, bend or kneel when required.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.
About GWS Tool Group
GWS Tool Group is a North American-based, vertically integrated manufacturer of highly engineered custom, standard, and modified standard cutting tools. We maintain the size, scale and capabilities of the largest companies in the industry, but the service-oriented disposition of a small organization.
We have accomplished this through constant investment in the organization, which has included the acquisition of industry-leading specialty manufacturers. To date, these acquired entities include GW Schultz Tool (Tavares, FL), CGI Tool (Chesterfield, IN), Alliance CNC (Grand Rapids, MI), Benchmark Carbide (Springfield, MA), Intrepid Tool Industries (Phoenix, AZ), North American Tool Corporation (South Beloit, IL), STF Precision (Arden, NC) Taurus Tool & Engineering Inc (Batavia, IL), CJT Koolcarb (Carol Stream, IL), GenHam Diamond Tooling (Montrose, CO) Indexable Cutting Tools of Canada Inc. (Welland, ON and Edmonton, AB), Monster Tool Company (Vista, CA), Carbide Tools Manufacturing Inc. (Menomonee Falls, WI), Peterson Tool Company (Nashville, TN) and Balax Inc. (Hartland, WI). These entities now serve as the manufacturing arms of GWS Tool Group, and their respective specialties power the larger GWS engine!
The Custom Comes Standard mantra is meant to encapsulate how we deliver this dynamic value proposition to the marketplace. We lead with our ability to serve as a single-source supplier for virtually all custom tooling needs, which we design and build in one of our many factories. Furthermore, we are distinguished by our ability and propensity to purpose-build capacity around our committed end-user base and the preferred partners through which they are served with our offering. To that end, we encourage our customers and channel partners to remember that when it comes to GWS and the level of support we can provide, one’s imagination is often the only limitation!
We remain committed to the expansion of this value proposition always and in all ways.