Job Description Summary

Are you passionate about innovation? Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world?

We operate with a founder’s mindset. We deliver innovation with passion, speed, and courage. We continuously challenge our thinking and are empowered to dream big and take smart risks.

What impact you’ll make

As a Tool Maker you will work at the Parsippany, NJ Metem a GE Vernova business manufacturing plant and operate a variety of production equipment and tooling. You will also have ownership of safety, compliance, qualify, and productivity.

Join an exciting team designing, building, and repairing jigs and fixtures as well as providing shop support in many different ways. Work on manual mills, lathes, jig bore, surface and rotary grinders, saws, drill press, ProtoTRAK mills, CNC Mills, CNC Lathes, and heat treat ovens. Weld/fabrication & CAD/CAM experience a plus!

Job Description

What you’ll do

• Work closely with engineers, designers, and other team members to develop custom tooling solutions that meet project needs.
• Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set-up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair cutting tools, jigs, and fixtures, gauges, and machinist hand tools, applying knowledge of tool design and construction, shop mathematics, metal properties, lay out, machining and assembly procedures.
• Study specifications, such as blueprints, sketches, models or descriptions and visualizes product. Compute dimensions and plan lay out and assembly operations.
• Measure, mark and scribe metal stock for machining. Set-up and operate machine tools such as lathe, milling machine, grinder to machine parts and verify conformance of machined parts to specifications.
• Lift machined parts manually and position and hold them on surface plate or worktable using devices such as vises, V-blocks, and angle plates. Smooth flat and contoured surfaces using scrapers, abrasive stones and power grinders.
• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearance using measuring instruments such as dial indicators gauge blocks, thickness gauges and micrometers. Heat treat tools and parts when necessary. Examine standard or previously used tools and decide on modifications to be made. Work to tight tolerances.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements in tool-making operations and contribute to efficiency enhancements.
• Actively contribute to Lean Kaizen events aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of production fixtures and processes.

What you’ll bring (Basic Qualifications)

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum of one-year experience in EDM/CNC or tooling production or manufacturing equivalent/shop experience.
• Ability to perform basic M&G code programming in MDI Mode
• Tramming: Deep knowledge of machine tool geometry and problem-solving skills to ensure machines are functioning properly
• Reconstruct Technical Drawings: Analyze and recreate detailed technical drawings and specifications from existing parts to support tooling and manufacturing processes.

Eligibility Requirements

• 2nd Shift: 230pm -10pm/1030pm

• Ability to lift/push/pull at least 40 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to work overtime as required including occasional weekend shift.
• Knee mill/ Bridgeport/ Lathe/ Surface grinder and bandsaw usage
• Fixture a part, setting up work piece to cut on an angle
• Able to maintain High tolerance cuts /- .002 inches
• Using traditional inspection techniques/gauges (micrometers, calipers, height gauges, etc.)
• Interpret basic drawings requirements
• This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government export restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Persons (U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents and protected individuals (e.g., certain refugees and asylees)). GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

What will make you stand out

• You are someone who brings a positive, team-centered method of work to foster a collaborative environment.
• You have an ability to follow written instructions and take verbal instructions for multiple assembly tasks in a manufacturing shop environment.
• Problem solving skills
• CNC, lathes, make their own jigs, fixed angles, measuring gauges
• Able to maintain High tolerance cuts /- .0005 inches
• Able to read/interpret M&G code
• Interpret GD&T standards/drawings
• Past manufacturing experience
• Welding experience

The pay for this position is $29.50/hr. to $40.63/hr. This position is also eligible for a shift differential bonus of $1.00/hr. This posting is expected to remain open until at least March 5, 2025 and expected to close April 28, 2025.

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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