Toolroom Machinist -- GD&T and CAM Programming Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Build precision. Build your career.

Join Amsted Rail in Petersburg as a Toolroom Machinist and turn complex prints into high-precision parts that power the rail industry. You’ll blend manual craftsmanship with CNC technology to set up, program, and run equipment; assemble and fit dies, tools, jigs, fixtures, and gauges; and verify accuracy against Amsted Rail procedures and specifications.

• Employee Ownership: Annual stock awards (10% of compensation)
• 401(k) Match: Up to 4% dollar-for-dollar
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, HSA with company contributions, life insurance, disability coverage, and pet insurance available after 30 days
• Competitive Pay: Competitive hourly rate, including additional hourly pay commiserate to prior experience, plus annual bonus eligibility potential
• Career Growth: On the job training, pay for skill, and advancement opportunities
• Work-Life Balance: Paid Time Off (PTO) starting at 3 weeks of PTO, 11 paid holidays
• Additional Offerings: Tuition Reimbursement, Referral Bonuses, Employee Discount Programs

• Lead with safety by following plant-wide safety, ergonomic, and environmental requirements per the Amsted Rail Health & Safety program.
• Translate blueprints, sketches, and drawings, plus CAD/CAM files and G- and M-code, into accurate setups and toolpaths.
• Apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) to plan operations and verify conformance.
• Set up, operate, monitor, and disassemble manual machines.
• Set up, program, operate, monitor, and disassemble CNC machines.
• Fine-tune tools, offsets, coordinates, and programs to ensure part quality.
• Align, secure, and adjust cutting tools and workpieces with precision.
• Engineer and build custom fixtures to support machining.
• Determine and control optimal feeds and speeds.
• Perform turning, milling, drilling, shaping, and grinding to required tolerances.
• Measure using gauges and precision instruments to validate tolerances.
• Inspect and evaluate completed parts; correct defects as needed.
• Finish surfaces to specification (deburr, polish, etc.).
• Present finished workpieces to customers and incorporate requested modifications.
• Support additional tasks as assigned.

All essential functions can be performed satisfactorily with or without accommodation.

• Successfully pass a pre-employment drug & background screening
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude; industrial experience preferred.
• Basic computer proficiency.
• Machinist Apprenticeship completion or equivalent years of machinist experience.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull 10–50 lbs.
• Use of employer-provided PPE as required by the department.
• Capacity to stand and move throughout the department and shift.

Amsted Rail’s commitment to Affirmative Action:

Amsted Rail is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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