Job Description

VAL-CO a leader in commercial poultry, egg, and swine production equipment, specializing in world-famous poultry watering and feeding systems, is currently looking for a Toolroom Journeyman at our Coldwater, Ohio facility.

Are you looking for a company that offers competitive wages, excellent benefits, generous PTO benefits? Then VALCO is the company for you!

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Properly and safely set-up and operate all tool room machinery including CNC machines without supervision
• Produce and assemble quality machined/ground components from print to tolerances up to +-.0005" without supervision and in a timely manner
• Assemble dies, fixtures and jigs to assembly print
• Work independently on assigned jobs with minimal supervision
• Understand machining /grinding tendencies of different tool steels and the necessary machine settings / cutting tools to produce machined/ground parts to print
• Maintain clean orderly work area and follow all safety rules
• Perform routine maintenance on tool room machines
• Must be capable of maintaining a healthy, cooperative and cordial attitude in regards to the working relationship with fellow tool room staff
• Must be able to troubleshoot tooling and fixtures

Like all VAL-CO employees, the conduct of the Journeyman must be consistent with good character and must be reflective of our company's published core values.

Requirements:

• Must have 4 years machining & tool and die building and detailing experience, machine building/re-building, or approved schooling
• Good understanding of tool steel properties and heat-treating characteristics
• Sufficient in reading standard component and assembly prints. Also must understand standard print terminology and symbols
• Provide own machinist tools and be proficient in using them
• Must pass company machinist math test
• Possess a quality and safety conscious attitude
• Ability to program & run tool room CNC machines
• Must be capable of welding standard too steels (hot rolled- cold rolled and tool steels)

Essential Job Functions

• Must be able to turn laterally 90 degrees to right and left
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs to waist height
• Must be able to stand for 8 hour shift
• Must be able to legibly complete all necessary paperwork
• Must be able to position parts in machine and simultaneously actuate clamps to secure part
• Must be able to properly use appropriate hand tools, writing utensils and measuring devices required to meet quality, safety and quantity standards
• Must be able to read, understand and operate CNC controls