Tool Room Lead

Position Summary

Basic Employee Responsibilities

Every Q2 Artificial Lift Services employee is expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner.

• Leading by example by following established Quality, Health and Safety policies & procedures.
• Showing respect and pride for facilities and equipment.
• Being responsible – on time for work and taking breaks during designated times.
• Carrying out other tasks from time to time as assigned by a supervisor or request for assistance as needed.
• Manage client relationships, driving sales growth, and providing technical support for downhole pump products and services.
• Ensure customer satisfaction through proactive communication, problem-solving, and delivering tailored solutions that meet operational needs.

Position Specific Responsibilities

• Plan machining by studying job packets, routings and notes, blueprints, materials, specifications, reference planes and orientations, locations of surfaces, and machining parameters; interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T).
• Program mills and/or lathes using CAD/CAM software and/or entering program G/M-code, including zero and reference points; setting tool registers, offsets, compensation, and conditional switches; calculating requirements, including basic math, geometry, and trigonometry; proving part programs; organizing and maintaining updated programs.
• Set up mills and/or lathes by selecting, installing, indicating, and adjusting require work-holding, tools, fixturing, tool holders, attachments, indexers, and stops.
• Verify settings by measuring first piece and submitting for first piece approval. Performs sampling measurements during production run per ISO procedure frequencies.
• Maintaining specifications by observing machine cycles; taking measurements; troubleshooting, adjusting, and reprogramming; monitoring and replacing tools; adhering to quality procedures.
• Achieve mill setup and run times and report any difficulties to shop lead.
• Maintain open communications by documenting actions, irregularities and attentive needs and by completing production and quality paperwork, setting up and/or maintaining organized setup note system.
• Maintain safe, clean and organized working conditions by adhering to safety and housekeeping procedures.
• Maintain equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; reporting repairs requiring service to shop supervisor; keeping equipment clean.
• Support and participate in the organization’s Continual Improvement Program to conform to API Q1/ISO 9001:2015 requirements by complying with the Quality Policy and procedures and meeting QMS objectives.
• Understand the implications of not conforming to QMS requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED required.

• Five (5) years of experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience working in an API Q1/ISO 9001:2015 environment a plus.
• Machine operation.
• Use of measurement equipment.
• Tooling applications.
• Programming editing and programming.
• G-code/M-code, CAD/CAM software.
• Functional and technical skills.
• Conceptual skills.
• Process improvement.
• Blueprint reading and geometrical dimensioning and tolerances.
• Basic math skills.
• Mill experience preferred
• Manual mill or lathe operation preferred
• Previous tool and dye experience preferred

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodations are made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
• Sitting, bending, standing, walking, 8-10 hours per day.
• Able to lift 55 lbs.
• Must comply with any safety or PPE requirements.
• Exposure to production environment.

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