Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES

• • Perform all duties of the Model Shop Specialist, including studying sample parts, blueprints, drawings, and engineering information to determine machining methods, operational sequences, dimensions, and tolerances.
  • Set up and operate manual and CNC machines, requiring exact setups and the use of special or fabricated fixtures, improvised holding methods, and precise alignment techniques to prevent part distortion and maintain close tolerances.
  • Identify, select, recommend, adapt, and improvise tooling for complex and unique machining operations in both the model shop and production environments.
  • Plan and execute work in the proper operational sequence to ensure dimensional accuracy, fit, interrelationships, surface finish, and functional performance.
  • Interpret complex drawings, sketches, and prints, including GD&T; recognize and communicate errors or omissions that could interfere with quality or production. CMM operations knowledge preferred.
  • Calculate dimensions, tolerances, offsets, and machining allowances for metal flow, shrinkage, spring, fit, and finishing; raise concerns when requirements are unclear.
  • Calculate, write, and troubleshoot programs for conversational CNC work centers (ProtoTRAK or similar) to fabricate components to engineering specifications.
  • Perform skilled bench work, including filing, fitting, scraping, lapping, timing, indexing, assembling, and adjusting components to meet configuration, tolerance, and surface finish requirements.
  • Work collaboratively with engineering, quality, manufacturing engineering, and supervisory personnel to troubleshoot and resolve design, equipment, and operational issues.
  • Support the production machine shop by providing technical direction, recommendations on tooling, and guidance on optimal machining methods and sequences.
  • Handle walk‑in and urgent requests to support down machines or critical production needs, often requiring work from sample parts, sketches, or on‑site workstation reviews without compromising workstation integrity or quality.
  • Plan and execute repairs using a variety of tools, fixtures, and jigs with complex nesting and locating features unique to each product line.
  • Apply working knowledge of machining characteristics of various materials and metals to preset cutting tools and optimize machining processes.
  • Proactively identify quality and performance issues and recommend procedural, tooling, or training improvements.
  • Participate in continuous improvement activities, including Kaizens and SMED events.
  • Train, develop, guide, and mentor other department employees, including Model Shop Programmer I team members, to achieve higher levels of skill, productivity, and quality performance.
  • Actively research and pursue new machining technologies and state‑of‑the‑art equipment to keep the shop at the leading edge of manufacturing capability.
  • Support both model shops and production shops across plants with machining and programming needs as required due to business demand or staffing constraints.

Education and Experience

• Associatedegree in Machine Technology or equivalent certification or 2 years minimum experience as Model Shop Specialistwith Kollmorgenpreferred.

• Ten years of combined manual and CNC machining experiencerequired

• Certificate in GD&T or equivalent experience in drawing reviews

Knowledge,Skillsand Abilities

• General Metallurgy knowledge relating to the heat treatment of metals to produce desired hardness.

• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, andprinciplesinvolved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

• Critical thinking and complexproblem-solvingskills toidentifyalternative and correct solutions.

• Self-motivated and capable of completing tasks without supervision and within time limits.

• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, statistics, and their applications.

• Use of complicated drawings, specifications, charts, tables, and related.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employeeis regularly required touse hands to finger, handle, or feel;reach withhands and arms; and talk or hearThe employeefrequentlyis required tostand, walk, and sitThe employeeis occasionally required toclimb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawlThe employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 poundsSpecific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

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Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a “U.S. Person”, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Posters

Notification to Agencies Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.