Posted: Feb 28, 2025

Manual Machinist

TransMachine MTT - Aurora, IL
Full-time
Salary: $30.00 - $40.00 Hourly
Application Deadline: N/A
Manufacturing

Who is TransMachine MTT:

TransMachine MTT specializes in maximizing the uptime and reliability of heavy-duty transmissions.  We manufacture, remanufacture, and deliver top-tier new and rebuilt transmission components, ensuring our customers experience minimal downtime.  Our mission is to revolutionize the aftermarket for transmission components by offering best-in-class quality, unparalleled delivery speed, and a comprehensive product range for every heavy-duty transmission need.  Through this commitment to excellence, we redefine the customer experience, enabling us to push the margins of what is possible.

Purpose of the Position

  • To perform various machining operations required to remanufacture or restore customer and company components to dimensional specifications and quality standards.

Duties:

  • Follow prescribed procedures where available for repair and remanufacture of customer and company products.
  • Where an undocumented repair is required, seek input on the repair process, tooling, etc. from a supervisor or an employee with specific knowledge of historic repair processes we use.
  • Where a unique repair is required, apply your knowledge of machining and work holding to meet the following objectives:
    • A durable and reliable repair
    • A repair which is as undetectable as possible
    • A cost effective and efficient repair
  • Double check your work to ensure accuracy and adherence to specifications.
  • Unless directed to work on components in a specific order, identify and plan your daily projects to complete the workload in the most efficient manner.
  • Collaborate with others to solve problems and work efficiently.
  • Share your knowledge with others as appropriate.
  • Maintain your work area and the equipment you use in a safe and orderly manner.
  • Occasionally perform other shop duties as assigned.

Requirements:

  • Able to work cooperatively with employees and supervisors to achieve a pleasant and efficient work environment.
  • Able to operate mills, lathes, various grinders, and other common machining tools with speed and precision commensurate with 10 years of machine shop machining experience.
  • Able to assess appropriate work holding and machining techniques to accomplish a broad range of machining operations.
  • Able to apply shop math to machine set up and problem-solving situations.
  • Able to apply journeyman level machining knowledge to new situations.
  • Willing to listen to others and learn from their experience.
  • Able to lift 35 lbs. repeatedly on a daily basis and up to 60 lbs. occasionally.
  • Possess a compliment common machinist tools.