JOB DETAILS
Tooling Specialist (Conventional Machinist)
CompanyELECTRI FLEX COMPANY
LocationRoselle
Work ModeOn Site
PostedSeptember 2, 2026
About The Company
Liquatite® by Electri-Flex has earned an international reputation for quality, service, and product innovation. We offer the most diverse flexible conduit line in the world, with respect to available sizes, types, and colors. The Liquatite® line includes nearly 50 varieties of electrical conduits for contractors, OEMs, industrial, maintenance and repair (MRO), government, utility and export users.
Electri-Flex was founded by Harold Kinander, Sr. in 1955, over 70 years and three generations later, is still owned and operated by the Kinander family. Within the Electri-Flex organization is a tightly knit extended family of employees working together to carry out the Company's mission. The cultural focus is on quality products and services, together with a strong sense of loyalty to the Company and its partners. All Liquatite® products are manufactured at the Roselle, Illinois facility in suburban Chicago.
Electri-Flex's real source of success has sprung from its partnership philosophy. This philosophy was perhaps best stated by H.W. "West" Kinander, Jr., former President and co-owner shortly before his untimely death in 1991:
“Quality, service, fair distributor margins and loyalty to one’s business partners has been the theme since our Company began. It will continue to be the benchmark by which our Company will be judged.”
-H.W. “West” Kinander, Jr.
About the Role
Description
The Tooling Specialist is a hands-on role that supports production by ensuring machinery, equipment, and supporting accessories are operating properly. This person will work closely with engineering and maintenance to make sure that mechanical components are machined, using conventional machine tools, to the highest quality prior to installing it into our production equipment. This person will support any machining required during preventive maintenance, breakdowns, improvements, guarding, repairs, retrofits, upgrades, new designs, and new launches.
Job Details
- Compensation: $30.00 – $50.00 per hour (Rate will be determined based on experience, ability to demonstrate skills, and meet company’s qualification criteria).
- Shift Differential: 10% premium added to the base hourly rate for the Night Shift.
- Available Shifts:
- Day Shift: 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Night Shift: 4:30 PM – 3:00 AM
- Open to shift customization to meet candidate needs (if necessary)
Requirements
- Minimum Work Experience: 4+ years of experience as a toolmaker or machinist in a manual conventional toolroom, preferably within metal forming and extrusion industries.
- Technical Certification: In machine shop or machining technology is a plus.
- Machining Skills: Mastery of conventional lathes, manual mills, and high-precision surface grinders. No CNC operation, programming, or CADCAM is required for this role.
- Industry Knowledge: Must be able to read, calculate shop math problems, use handheld measuring tools, interpret mechanical 2D drawings and models.
- Shop Math: Strong math skills for calculating angles, dimensions, tolerances, and machining speeds/feeds. We machine parts within .0001 of an inch.
- Fabrication: Welding and custom fabricating like bending and forming skills are a plus.
- Machine Repair: Some knowledge of high production mechanical systems, machine repairs, and machine retrofits and troubleshooting production machines is a plus.
- OSHA: Strong familiarity with industrial machine safety standards and machine guarding.
- Languages: Ability to speak Spanish is a plus. Burmese or other languages are a plus.
- Physical Stamina: Ability to stand for extended periods, perform repetitious movements, maintain fine motor dexterity, and lift up to 50 lbs.
Key Skills
Conventional machiningManual lathe operationManual mill operationSurface grindingShop mathMechanical drawing interpretationPrecision measurementMachine repairTroubleshootingIndustrial safetyMachine guardingWeldingFabricationToolmakingMetal formingExtrusion
Categories
ManufacturingTradesEngineering
Benefits
Shift differential
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The Tooling Specialist supports production by machining mechanical components using conventional tools for maintenance, repairs, and equipment upgrades. They work closely with engineering to ensure high-quality parts are produced for preventive maintenance and new equipment launches.
📋Job Type
full time
💰Salary Range
$30 - $50
📊Experience Level
2-5
💼Company Size
100
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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