CNC Machinist – Swiss Operator

• You will be part of an exciting and fast-paced industry. You will helping our customers solve their business challenges by handling the day-to-day transactional shipping and receiving of goods necessary for our business.
• You will be successful. We will provide you with comprehensive training and the tools necessary to succeed and reach your full potential.
• You will grow. We will provide you with mentorship and an organizational structure that provides continuous learning opportunities.
• You will be part of a culture that values integrity and mutual accountability, a culture where people are passionate about their work and share a common vision—“Quality specialty tools for an “I need it yesterday world.”
• You will be part of a company that values family and supports a healthy work-life balance.
• You will have stability. You will be joining a profitable company with a 130+ year track record of innovation and success where many of our Team Members choose to stay and grow.  Our average tenure is 11 years.

• Collaborating with the Operations Team to create precision parts and tooling.
• Determining the sequences of operations by studying, blueprints, sketches, models.
• Working with raw materials, such as steel bar-stock.
• Programming, setting up and operating Swiss lathes to produce parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
• Inspecting finished parts for fit and interference utilizing various measuring devices.
• Cross-training as needed to run other machinery at ETT.

Imagine a customer who needs quality specialty tooling and equipment to complete a job. The parts normally call for a 2 week lead time. The customer is asking if we can expedite the order and deliver it within 1 week. If they can get the tooling and equipment they need, they will save a lot of money.

The Scheduling Manager notices that we have the bar stock to fulfill the order, but the parts will have to be cut today and sent to heat treat in order to make the lead-time. The Scheduling Manager approaches the Manufacturing Manager to expedite the order. The Manufacturing Manager approaches you with the expedite request. There are 15 mandrels that need to be made. It’s 12pm. You only have 3 hours to produce the parts. Your team has 3 other orders that need to be completed today. Can you deliver?

You work with another team member and determine what needs to be done. You read the blueprint, locate the bar stock, load and set up the machine with the right program and tooling, and you begin running the first piece. Your partner takes on the other work orders. Your first part passes 1st piece inspection. Everything is completed by 2:45pm. The mandrels go to heat treat that day and ship out later that week, arriving 2 days ahead of schedule.

The customer is so impressed with the quality of the tooling and the service they received they begin referring their co-workers from other locations to buy from us which leads to new opportunities.

Every day you will be doing work that really matters.  You will be helping customers solve their business challenges.  You will have an opportunity to do your best work and make a real impact. 

• You are self-motivated, diligent, passionate about work, and always looking for more. You seek ownership, accountability and take responsibility for your actions.
• You are a team player.You are others centered.  You are teachable, coachable.  You can multi-task.  You are confident but you don’t promote yourself.  You treat others with respect.
• You are mechanically inclined.You work well with your hands and enjoy machining.
• You are process oriented and care about the quality of your work.You do what you say you’ll do and deliver on your promises.  You achieve consistently good results.

Let’s talk.  If you take pride in your work and enjoy creating precision parts and tooling to help customers solve their business challenges, then let’s have a conversation.  We’ll keep it confidential.

Please reach out via Indeed or by emailing your resume with contact information to careers@elliott-tool.com. We’d love to connect with you.