Manual Machinist

Herman Mold + Tooling is a local, Fairfield, Iowa, company that manufactures aluminum molds used to make plastic products. Backed by 39 years of experience, we combine precision engineering with custom tooling to build specialized extrusion blow molds. This allows our clients to produce durable, high-performance hollow products—ranging from heavy-duty industrial containers and traffic safety gear to complex automotive components. Today, we proudly serve a variety of industries, including construction, agriculture equipment, automotive, lawn and garden, and consumer products.

We are looking for a skilled manual machinist to join the team. This position requires great manual dexterity and technical knowledge to be able to work with a variety of materials, tools, and machinery in the production of aluminum molds and steel cutting.

Applicant should have experience with manual lathes and mills. CNC machine experience is a plus but not required. The machinist should be able to work well with team members and produce quality work in a timely fashion.

Responsibilities:

• Read and interpret blueprints to make parts per print
• Uses lathes and mills to construct parts
• Monitors machines while working to adjust the feed and maintain temperatures
• Regularly performs routine machine maintenance

Competencies:

• Proficient with measuring instruments such as tape measures, micrometers, calipers, rulers, scribes, and geometric dimensions and tolerances
• Knowledge/experience or familiar with Bridgeport Ez-trak, Autodesk Fusion or other related CAM software
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accuracy and precision throughout the machining process.
• Good communication with the ability to work as part of a team and collaborate effectively with engineers, mold makers, and other staff
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues as they arise

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