We have an immediate opening for a Gear Cutter and/or Gear Cutter Trainee on day shift. Responsibilities include setting up and operating various types of gear cutting machines, both manual and CNC, such as gear shapers, hobs and brouches.
Essential duties will include the following:
- Reads blueprint or job order to determine gear dimensions and specifications, fixture and cutter to use, and machine settings.
- Secures and positions cutters in toolhead, on spindle, or on arbor, and bolts fixtures on machine.
- Mounts gears, cams, or templates, or moves levers to set feed rates and rotation speeds of cutters and workpiece in relation to each other.
- Positions and secures workpiece to specified cutting angle on arbor, in chuck, or in fixture.
- Starts machine, turns valve handle, and directs flow of coolant against tool and workpiece.
- Verifies conformance to specifications.
- Sets cutting speeds and depth of stroke and cut for reciprocating cutters.
- Mounts guides to control twisting motion of spindle for cutting helical gears.
- Computes gear dimensions and machine settings.
Qualified candidates will have previous experience in CNC Operating and/or manual machining. Must be able to work in a fast paced environment and have accurate measurement skills.
Excellent benefits available.
Send wage expectations and 1-2 page resume.
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