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Light Industrial/Manufacturing


Toolmaker  Newport, NH  Posted: 9/5/2025
Job Description

Job ID#:

212888

Job Category:

Light Industrial/Manufacturing

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Duration:

DH


We have an outstanding career opportunity for a Toolmaker to join a leading  Company located in the Newport, NH surrounding area.

Job Responsibilities:  
  • Able to support production through the use of manual equipment and independently solve problems. 
  • Analyzes specifications, lays out metal stock, fits and assembles parts to fabricate and repair metal-working dies, cutting tools, fixtures, gauges, and machine hand tools. 
  • Depending on campus location, toolmakers may create precision molds to support manufacturing using vertical milling centers, EDM centers, precision grinders, and 3-D printers.

Basic Hiring Criteria:
  • Proficiency in the operation of manual mills, lathes and grinders.
  • Proficiency in Geometry, Trigonometry, basic Algebra, fractions and decimals.
  • Ability to select and use appropriate cutting tools.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
  • Ability to create work-holding fixtures and gauges for manufacturing and assembly.
  • Experience with basic machining principles, including tooling types, speeds & feeds, threading, surface finish, and tool holding (i.e. collets, chucks).
  • Familiarity with CAD software.­­
  • Ability to use micrometers, calipers, test indicators, and a Cadillac gauge.
  • An understanding of hydraulics and pneumatics in fixtures.
  • Depending on campus location, a working knowledge of Heat Treat and materials.
  • Ability to use Prototrak/advanced conversational controllers, program mill, MasterCam, or CAM software.
  • Self-motivated to work independently or with associates on the line to find solutions to problems.
  • Detail & quality oriented.
  • Communicate detailed or important information to others accurately.
  • Must be capable of prioritizing and time management while working under pressure with a minimal amount of supervision.

 
Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance:

No Clearance

 

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled 

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

  • The California Fair Chance Act
  • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
  • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
  • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance




 

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