What are the responsibilities and job description for the Machinist / Tool Maker position at FORWARD TECHNOLOGY?
Machinist / Tool Maker will work to build custom tooling for plastic welding, leak and burst testing, and other custom equipment. Applicant will work with engineering, the CNC group, sales, and machine assembly to ensure that the tools are built properly, on-time, and with good quality. Machining skills using vertical milling machines, lathes, and other equipment is nice to have, and experience with CNC is a bonus as well. If you have no experience, but are willing to put in the effort to learn, Forward will happily train you on the job. Applicant should be familiar with working with aluminum (multiple grades), carbon steel (multiple grades), stainless steel, plastics, and other custom materials. Ability to work individually and as a team is needed, and a hard-working, good attitude is a must. All parts the machinist / toolmaker makes are one-off, nothing is the same, which provides a ton of variety. If desired, the Toolmaker can be exposed to customers during setup and runoff of tools.
Forward Technology is a leader in the plastic welding, leak testing, and custom automation market. Work is fast-paced and has a lot of variety. Come join a great team!
