Toolmaker
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
A move from Nairobi to a workshop near Perth is a big step for a skilled toolmaker, so read the details closely. The employer is a high-end maker of mechanisms for customers abroad, small and very technical, and it is putting substantial funds into doing more of its own machining.
It wants a toolmaker with solid precision-machining experience for prototypes and short production runs of parts that must be exact. Methods are largely yours to work out, and you would help build up the shop's abilities. As the company scales up, bigger technical duties and team leadership come with it.
The employer may consider sponsoring a visa for an exceptional candidate.
Your CV should show your trade qualification and the CNC controls and CAD/CAM software you know. Prepare a toolmaker CV with Build AI CV before you apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Run CNC lathes and mills, writing the programs and setting up as each job requires
- Grind to fine limits, including on the jig grinder
- Prepare CAD/CAM programs and amend existing models
- Make the fixtures and holding devices that keep parts accurately positioned
- Inspect and measure parts and use what you find to improve the process
- Work with the engineers to make designs easier to build, and develop the shop's systems and procedures as the team grows
- Plan and carry out prototypes and short production runs to a demanding quality level
Requirements & Eligibility
- Trade qualification as a Toolmaker, Tool and Die Maker or Fitter and Turner/Machinist, or an equal level of experience
- Substantial hands-on background in precision manufacturing at close tolerances, IT6 and finer or equivalent precision work
- Experience programming CNC on contemporary controls
- Experience using CAD/CAM on contemporary software
- A sound understanding of materials, tooling, workholding and measurement
- Experience in high-speed machining, precision grinding (particularly jig grinding), EDM and/or other prototype manufacturing techniques is nice to have
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