Gear Machinist

Gear Machinist

Opening for a permanent, full-time Gear Machinist to produce gear-related components for a mechanical power transmission company in Franklin Park, Illinois. This role involves fixturing, setting up, operating, and training colleagues on CNC gear hobbing and shaping machines. Must be able to read blueprints and GD&T, and inspecting parts to ensure required tooth geometry and quality.

Job duties:

• Plan gear machining operations by studying work orders, blueprints, engineering plans, materials, specifications, and machining parameters; interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T) and gear data.
• Help select gear cutting tools and optimize performance based on required quality and production times.
• Set up and operate gear cutting machines; load programs or set change gears/tooling as required; establish part datums and verify correct tooth form and spacing.
• Set up workholding (arbors, fixtures, centers, chucks), cutters (hobs, shaper cutters, form tools), and tooling; set tool offsets and cutter heights; ensure proper coolant and guarding.
• Safely operate a variety of material handling equipment.
• Verify set-ups by completing first-article inspections and in-process checks; measure gear features using appropriate tools (micrometers, calipers, indicator set-ups, over-pins/over-wires, composite checking, runout and tooth thickness methods).
• Maintain specifications by monitoring cutting and finishing operations; adjusting feeds/speeds, cutter condition, and offsets; troubleshooting issues such as chatter, burrs, lead/profile error, and surface finish; replacing worn tools; adhering to quality assurance procedures and processes.
• Perform secondary operations as required (deburr, chamfer, drill/tap, keyways/splines) and coordinate with heat treat and grinding operations to achieve final gear quality.
• Maintain safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
• Maintain equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions.
• Maintain continuity among work shifts by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Document actions by completing production logs and inspection records.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading technical publications.
• Accomplish organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Participate in plant-wide continuous improvement activities.

Skills and Qualification requirements:

• Conceptual skills
• Process development and improvement
• Verbal communication
• Functional and technical skills
• Gear manufacturing knowledge (hobbing/shaping; tooth geometry; module/DP, pressure angle, backlash)
• Ability to read and apply engineering drawings, GD&T, and gear inspection requirements
• Inspection and measurement skills (over pins/wires, composite checking, runout, surface finish, basic CMM concepts)
• Tooling and cutter selection (hobs, shaper cutters, form tools) and basic feeds/speeds knowledge
• Controls and instrumentation (experience with CNC gear machines and/or related controls)
• Computer skills
• Supply management
• Coordination
• Attention to detail
• Sound judgment
• Experience with Fanuc or comparable controls

General requirements:

• Must have 3-5 years experience with gear manufacturing equipment (e.g., hobbing, shaping, deburr/chamfer, and related inspection)
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S.A.
• Mechanically inclined
• Enthusiastic
• Eager to learn
• Punctual
• Takes direction well
• Self-starter
• Team orientated
• Reliable transportation to and from work
• Must pass a drug test prior to any formal employment offer

General:

• Pay dependent upon experience and skill level
• Shift hours: Flexible
• Employment type: Full-time Regular
• Hours per week: 40
• Overtime available: Yes
• On-the-job training: Yes

Benefits

• PPO/POS medical plan
• Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation
• Disability
• Contributing 401K

Benefits subject to change