Toolmaker

Now hiring for a Toolmaker - Direct Hire

Location: Wauseon, OH

Pay Rate: $33.00 - $40.00 per hour (Depending on skills/experience)

Schedule: 2nd Shift | Monday - Friday
Flexible schedule options, including PT and weekends only.


Microns Matter. So Do You.

Tool Makers - Step Into a Shop That Gets It


Join the manufacturing floor in Wauseon as a Toolmaker and build what others depend on. You'll bring the skill that keeps quality high and production steady.


Job Duties

• Program, set up, operate, and troubleshoot CNC mills, lathes, grinders, and live-tooling equipment.
• Manufacture precision components according to blueprints, technical drawings, and customer specifications.
• Align, secure, and adjust cutting tools and workpieces to achieve required dimensions and tolerances.
• Verify part quality using measuring instruments and perform in-process inspections.
• Read and interpret G-Code and make programming edits as required.
• Complete production reports, inspection documents, and purchase requisitions accurately.
• Perform preventative maintenance, basic machine repairs, and equipment troubleshooting.
• Deburr, clean, and inspect finished parts while maintaining a safe and organized work area.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, including 5S and root cause corrective actions.
• Collaborate with customers, supervisors, and team members to deliver high-quality parts on time with minimal scrap and rework.

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required; technical training, machining certificate, apprenticeship, or trade school education preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret complex blueprints, engineering drawings, layouts, and specifications.
• Strong mathematical skills, including working with decimals, fractions, measurements, and tolerances.
• Working knowledge of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing).

Experience Requirements

• 2 to 10+ years of CNC machining and toolmaking experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience setting up, programming, and operating CNC mills, lathes, and grinding equipment.
• Experience with Mazak, Integrex, Milltronics, Haas, UMC, horizontal CNC machines, and manual mills/lathes preferred.
• Proficiency reading, writing, editing, and troubleshooting G-Code.
• Experience using Mastercam or other CAD/CAM programming software.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of specialty tooling, machining processes, and precision manufacturing.
• Ability to machine complex parts using unique materials while maintaining tight tolerances.
• Skilled in performing quality inspections using measuring and inspection equipment.
• Strong problem-solving skills with experience using root cause analysis methods such as 5 Whys.
• Excellent communication, organization, time management, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to mentor and cross-train other machinists and toolmakers.

Physical Capabilities

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, and perform repetitive motions throughout the shift.
• Frequently lift, carry, and move materials, tools, and machine components.
• Ability to safely work around CNC machinery, cutting tools, and manufacturing equipment.
• Manual dexterity required for machine setup, inspection, and precision machining tasks.
• Ability to maintain focus and accuracy while producing precision components.

Benefits - Offered by Our Client

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage available after 30 calendar days
• Paid vacation and 10 paid holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Company-paid life insurance
• Reimbursement for steel-toe boots and prescription safety glasses

What You Will Do


As a Toolmaker you will support daily manufacturing operations by assembling products, operating production equipment, inspecting finished goods, packaging materials, maintaining production standards, and following established work instructions. You will help keep production areas clean and organized, monitor product quality, meet production goals, and contribute to safe, efficient manufacturing operations.

A Toolmaker helps manufacture quality products by supporting daily production activities in fast-paced manufacturing environments. This role combines teamwork, attention to detail, and dependable work habits to help maintain safe and efficient production operations.


Successful Toolmaker professionals understand manufacturing procedures, production quality, workplace safety, and efficient work practices while supporting consistent output and operational success. Reliability and adaptability are essential characteristics for long-term success.


This profession is ideal for individuals who enjoy hands-on manufacturing work and contributing to productive teams.