Fixture Builder

Job overview

Compensation is $0 per year. The Fixture Builder role is onsite in Troy, MI; The posting describes Independence Tooling as a provider of high-precision custom tooling, jigs, and assembly equipment for automotive, aerospace, heavy machinery, defense, and energy industries. The builder constructs and tests fixtures, jigs, gauges, and tooling to engineering specifications. Accurate fitting and troubleshooting help maintain manufacturing quality and reduce production downtime.

What you'll do

• Build and assemble fixtures, jigs, gauges, and tooling from engineering drawings, CAD models, and specifications
• interpret blueprints and GD&T requirements
• fit, align, and adjust components to required tolerances
• use hand tools, power tools, and machining equipment to fabricate, modify, and repair components
• test completed fixtures
• troubleshoot fixture issues to minimize production downtime.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

fixture builder

tool building

jigs

gauges

precision fitting

blueprint reading

gd&t

manufacturing

troy mi

waltonen

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• vacation and holiday pay
• employer-matching 401(k)
• tuition reimbursement
• flexible spending programs
• short- and long-term disability insurance
• employee referral program
• voluntary benefits
• company events and luncheons.

Why this role

Requires at least one year of fixture or tool building, knowledge of materials, machining, assembly methods, and mathematics, blueprint-reading ability, and prior assembly experience.

About the employer

Waltonen is hiring for this role. Industry: Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing. Sector: 33.