ANCA / Walter Cutter Grind Operator

Cougar Cutting Tools has supplied Automotive, Aerospace, Medical, and other industries with special solid carbide tooling for over 30 years. Located in Clinton Township, Michigan, we adhere to lean manufacturing and JIT principles to deliver our partners the very best tools on-time with high quality.

Cougar is looking for an experienced candidate to join our Cutter Grind Department!

We’re looking for experienced, punctual, dependable employees to make custom solid carbide tooling. Cougar offers a competitive wage, training, matching retirement, and health insurance. We care about our employees and want to continue to build our tradition of making quality tools. We pride ourselves on keeping our lead times short, our quality high, and our customers happy, but we need your help!

We are specifically looking for experienced operators that have either used ANCA or Walter CNC machines, or have similar transferrable skills.

Responsibilities:

• Follow Routing directions
• Program Cutter Grind machines (ANCA and Walter Cutter grind machines)
• Flute and Sharpen custom cutting tools
• Inspect resulting tools for adherence to blueprint specifications using shadowgraph
• Interprets geometric dimensions and tolerances on print
• Able to meet production expectations and deadlines
• Provide suggestions and improvements to existing processes/procedures
• Follow safety procedures and regulations

Requirements:

• Cutting Tool Experience preferred but not required
• Anca / Walter (or Equivalent ) Programming Experience
• Technically Oriented
• Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Strong Communication Skills
• Self-Starter (Able to work independently)
• Basic math and geometry skills
• Punctual, dependable

Benefits:

• Medical (No Employee Contribution)
• Dental
• Life Insurance
• Employer-matching IRA
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation