Precision Toolroom Machinist

About the role

Picture your day starting on a clean, organized bench. You review a sketch and a print, pull material through our ERP, and choose the cutters, inserts, and workholding you’ll need. You bring a Bridgeport-style 3–4 axis VMC online, touch off tools, and then flip over to a 2–4 axis CNC lathe to rough and finish a mating part. Between cycles, you verify dimensions with micrometers (including depth and OD / ID gauges), adjust offsets, and refine feeds and speeds to hold tight tolerances. When a manual setup is faster, you move to the mill or lathe, drill press, sander, or grinder to get it done. Throughout, you practice 5S, follow lockout / tagout, and keep your area safe and orderly.

You’ll collaborate with engineers and production teammates, offering ideas that make our tooling safer, quicker to build, and more cost-effective. You’ll also keep an eye on machine health and address issues before they become problems. Some jobs arrive with minimal direction; you’ll rely on your judgement, blueprint fluency, and shop math to deliver precision parts and tooling that fit the spec the first time.

Core responsibilities

• Independently set up, adjust, and operate CNC and manual equipment to machine and modify parts and tooling to specification.
• Work from drawings, blueprints, sketches, and verbal direction to plan setups and select materials, workholding, and cutters.
• Use micrometers (including depth), inside and outside diameter gauges, and other metrology to calculate and verify dimensions and tolerances.
• Apply shop math to determine offsets, stack-ups, and fits; tune speeds and feeds accordingly.
• Practice 5S and lean habits; maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area while adhering to lockout / tagout requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering and operators; suggest safer, more efficient, and more economical tooling approaches.
• Monitor equipment condition and performance; troubleshoot and resolve operating issues.
• Order raw materials and record work as needed within the ERP system.
• Perform additional related tasks as needed to support delivery commitments.

What you bring

Equipment you’ll run

Physical requirements

Compensation & growth

Compensation reflects skills, experience, training, certifications, and business needs. Grow your influence by partnering closely with engineering and operations to improve tooling and processes.

Notes

This description highlights the role’s scope and impact but isn’t an exhaustive inventory of duties, responsibilities, or working conditions.

Compliance

Ultralife Corporation

is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such affirms the right of every person to participate in all aspects of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Human Resources department via phone at 315- 332-7100