Manufacturing Technician – Tooling & Fixtures

Company Overview Manufacturing Technician – Tooling & Fixtures 1st Shift | Monday–Friday, 6:00 AM–2:30 PM | Starting at $19.50/hour Performance/Pay Review after 90 days + Same Day Pay Pioneer Metal Finishing is the leading surface engineering company in North America. For over 75 years, we’ve delivered consistent, quality metal finishing solutions for mission-critical applications. Our advanced surface modification technologies and scalable execution improve the performance of mission-critical products and enhance brand value for companies in the healthcare, aerospace, automotive, and industrial markets. We encourage you to learn more about opportunities with Pioneer Metal Finishing and join our team today! Overview Build It. Fix It. Improve It. Do you enjoy working with your hands, using tools, and figuring out better ways to get things done? Pioneer Metal Finishing is looking for a Manufacturing Technician – Tooling & Fixtures to support our production operation by building, repairing, and improving the racks, fixtures, and tooling used to process customer parts. This is a great opportunity for someone who is mechanically inclined, dependable, and enjoys hands-on problem solving . You do not need to be a tooling engineer or experienced machinist. If you have experience in manufacturing, fabrication, maintenance, automotive work, construction, machine operation, or another hands-on mechanical environment, we want to hear from you. We are willing to train the right person. What You’ll Do In this role, you will: Build, modify, repair, and maintain racks, fixtures, and production tooling. Help determine the best way to safely and efficiently hold customer parts during processing. Position parts and design rack layouts to maximize production capacity while maintaining quality. Ensure racks and tooling provide proper electrical contact where required. Build tooling that protects parts from damage, loss of contact, air pockets, and improper drainage. Use hand tools, power tools, gauges, and measuring equipment. Perform basic machining and fabrication work, including drilling, cutting, grinding, tapping, reaming, and milling as needed. Develop simple tools and fixtures that make work easier, safer, and more efficient for production employees. Inspect existing tooling and make repairs or improvements when needed. Work closely with Production and Quality to solve tooling and racking challenges. Help develop or update basic procedures related to tooling and rack maintenance. Coordinate daily tooling priorities with production leadership. Identify equipment or machine problems and communicate them to the appropriate leader. Keep the tooling work area safe, organized, and ready for production needs. Work collaboratively with Production, Quality, and other departments. What We’re Looking For You may be a great fit if you: Are mechanically inclined and comfortable working with tools. Enjoy…