HSS/Carbide Operator

Job summary

Set up and operate profiling grinders to evaluate, modify, sharpen, and inspect cutting tools. Perform preventive maintenance on machinery and ensure all tools meet established compliance standards.

Job details

The HSS Operator-Carbide will be setting up profiling grinders to evaluate, modify, sharpen, and inspect cutting tools according to established compliance standards. For this position, the candidate must ideally possess the following skills: Know how to operate profiling grinders and other types: facing, cutter & grinder, Wagner, and Göckel. Read and interpret reading plans and technical drawings. Prepare setups based on the type of tooling. Modify, sharpen, and reprofile carbide, high-speed steel, and tantung tools. Evaluate and identify appropriate repairs. Inspect and ensure standard compliance. Perform preventive maintenance on grinders. Prerequisites: Good knowledge of blueprint reading, technical drawings, and manual dexterity. Good command of measuring instruments. Conscientious, resourceful, and attention to detail and precision. Experience in machining or similar, an asset. Conditions: Unionized position, full-time.

What you’ll do

Set up and operate profiling grinders to evaluate, modify, sharpen, and inspect cutting tools. Perform preventive maintenance on machinery and ensure all tools meet established compliance standards.

Requirements

Candidates should have strong skills in blueprint reading, technical drawing interpretation, and the use of measuring instruments. Experience in machining and manual dexterity are highly valued assets.

Listed skills

• Compliance · Preferred
• maintenance · Preferred
• Preventive · Preferred
• Preventive Maintenance · Preferred
• Technical · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Manual dexterity · Preferred
• Resourceful · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Profiling Grinders
• Technical Drawing Interpretation
• Tool Sharpening
• Carbide Tooling
• High-Speed Steel Tooling
• Tungsten Tooling
• Blueprint Reading
• Measuring Instruments
• Preventive Maintenance
• Machining
• Precision Inspection
• Tool Reprofiling
• Resourcefulness
• Conscientiousness
• Cutting Tool (Machining)
• Grinding Machine
• Fine Motor Skills
• Technical Drawing
• Tooling
• Detail Oriented

Job areas

• Manufacturing
• Trades
• Engineering
• Operator
• Grinder / Sharpener
• Metal Polishers, Wheel Grinders and Tool Sharpeners
• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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