Tooling Specialist (Conventional Machinist)
Company: ELECTRI FLEX COMPANY
Role summary
Tooling Specialist (Conventional Machinist) is a role at ELECTRI FLEX COMPANY in Roselle, Illinois, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-09-02. Salary: USD 30–50 per hour. Experience level: 2-5.
- Job title
- Tooling Specialist (Conventional Machinist)
- Company
- ELECTRI FLEX COMPANY
- Location
- Roselle, Illinois, United States
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Category
- Trades & Construction
- Salary
- USD 30–50 per hour
- Experience level
- 2-5
- Date posted
- 2026-09-02
If you're a skilled machinist looking for a great opportunity, ELECTRI FLEX COMPANY is hiring a Tooling Specialist! This role offers competitive pay between $30-$50/hour and a chance to work with a supportive team. It's a fantastic opportunity for someone with hands-on experience to grow their career without needing a four-year degree.
Job description
Description
The Tooling Specialist is a hands-on role that supports production by ensuring machinery, equipment, and supporting accessories are operating properly. This person will work closely with engineering and maintenance to make sure that mechanical components are machined, using conventional machine tools, to the highest quality prior to installing it into our production equipment. This person will support any machining required during preventive maintenance, breakdowns, improvements, guarding, repairs, retrofits, upgrades, new designs, and new launches.
Job Details
Compensation: $30.00 – $50.00 per hour (Rate will be determined based on experience, ability to demonstrate skills, and meet company’s qualification criteria).
Shift Differential: 10% premium added to the base hourly rate for the Night Shift.
Available Shifts: Day Shift: 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Night Shift: 4:30 PM – 3:00 AM
Open to shift customization to meet candidate needs (if necessary)
Requirements
Minimum Work Experience: 4+ years of experience as a toolmaker or machinist in a manual conventional toolroom, preferably within metal forming and extrusion industries.
Technical Certification : In machine shop or machining technology is a plus .
Machining Skills: Mastery of conventional lathes, manual mills, and high-precision surface grinders. No CNC operation, programming, or CADCAM is required for this role.
Industry Knowledge: Must be able to read, calculate shop math problems, use handheld measuring tools, interpret mechanical 2D drawings and models.
Shop Math: Strong math skills for calculating angles, dimensions, tolerances, and machining speeds/feeds. We machine parts within .0001 of an inch.
Fabrication: Welding and custom fabricating like bending and forming skills are a plus .
Machine Repair: Some knowledge of high production mechanical systems, machine repairs, and machine retrofits and troubleshooting production machines is a plus .
OSHA: Strong familiarity with industrial machine safety standards and machine guarding.
Languages: Ability to speak Spanish is a plus . Burmese or other languages are a plus .
Physical Stamina: Ability to stand for extended periods, perform repetitious movements, maintain fine motor dexterity, and lift up to 50 lbs.
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