Toolmaker
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Across the Tasman, a Western Australian firm near Perth is scaling up and needs a seasoned toolmaker who also works as a precision machinist.
It engineers intricate mechanisms that are exported worldwide and is pushing serious investment into machining its own parts. The new hire would produce prototypes and short production runs of exacting parts, with lots of freedom over methods, and would help set up the shop's abilities as it grows. Bigger technical and team-leading duties come as the headcount rises. The employer may consider sponsoring a visa for an exceptional candidate.
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Key Responsibilities
- Write CNC programs, set up and run turning and milling machines
- Do precision grinding, jig grinding included
- Work in CAD/CAM, modifying models that already exist
- Design and manufacture fixtures and workholding
- Inspect, measure and keep refining how parts are made, partnering with engineers on manufacturability
- Draw up the shop's systems and procedures as numbers grow, and plan and deliver prototypes and short runs to a very demanding quality standard
Requirements & Eligibility
- A Toolmaker, Tool and Die Maker or Fitter and Turner/Machinist trade qualification (or equal experience), plus extensive practical precision manufacturing experience at tight tolerances: IT6 and finer, or equivalent precision work
- CNC programming and CAD/CAM experience on up-to-date controls and software, with a firm grasp of materials, tooling, workholding and measurement
- Experience with high-speed machining, precision grinding (particularly jig grinding), EDM and/or other prototype manufacturing methods would be an advantage
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