Join a precision manufacturing leader with over 130 years of industry experience as a Precision Grinding Specialist in Elmira, NY! This established, family-oriented company is expanding its operations and seeking two skilled grinding professionals to produce high-precision workholding components for the aerospace, defense, automotive, and medical industries. With a recently secured major GE contract, exciting growth initiatives, state-of-the-art grinding equipment, and a supportive team of approximately 220 employees, this is an outstanding opportunity to build a rewarding career with a company that values craftsmanship, quality, and its people!

Qualifications and responsibilities for this Precision Grinding Specialist position include:

• Minimum of 5 years of precision grinding experience; high school diploma or GED required, with vocational or technical machining certification preferred.
• Siemens controls experience required, along with proficiency in vertical, surface, ID, and cylindrical grinding operations.
• Set up, operate, and troubleshoot DMG Mori vertical grinders, Springfield vertical grinders, surface grinders, and ID grinders to produce high-precision components.
• Read and interpret complex blueprints, specifications, and GD&T requirements while consistently maintaining tight tolerances of ±0.0002".
• Utilize precision measuring instruments, including micrometers, dial indicators, and bore gauges, to perform first-piece and in-process inspections.
• Troubleshoot machining challenges, collaborate with engineering and quality teams, document production activities, and mentor junior operators as needed.
• Work independently in a combination production and job shop environment while maintaining OSHA safety standards and safely lifting materials up to 30 lbs.
• Work first shift from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with required overtime averaging approximately 50 hours per week and flexibility to work extended hours or occasional Saturdays.

Salary: $32 - $38 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Benefits: This full-time, permanent, direct-hire position offers great benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance through Excellus, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan with a 5% company match, two weeks of paid time off, 11 paid holidays, employee appreciation events, family-oriented celebrations, and other company social programs. Relocation assistance may also be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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