Join a precision team where your measurements matter
Role snapshot
- Title: Precision Mechanical Assembly & Inspection Specialist
- Employer: DuHadaway Tool & Die Shop, Inc.
- Location: Newark, Delaware
- Schedule: Full-Time
- Shifts:
- 1st: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- 2nd: 3:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. (10% shift differential)
- Pay: $22.00–$24.00 per hour, depending on experience
What you’ll do
- Disassemble, clean, and prepare industrial turbine components for repair.
- Use ultrasonic cleaning, rinsing, and sandblasting per documented procedures.
- Reassemble mechanical components to spec—verify fit, function, and quality.
- Operate hand, power, and pneumatic tools; use overhead cranes safely.
- Inspect using micrometers, dial calipers, height gages, and thread gages.
- Interpret drawings, work instructions, and technical documentation.
- Log inspection results and complete production paperwork accurately.
- Escalate damaged or worn parts to supervisors or quality.
- Coordinate with production, quality, and engineering to meet schedules.
- Keep your area clean, organized, and safe; follow safety policies.
Bring these qualifications
- 2–3 years in automotive repair, mechanical assembly, industrial maintenance, manufacturing, or similar preferred.
- Solid mechanical aptitude; skilled in teardown, troubleshooting, inspection, and reassembly.
- Experience with hand, power, and pneumatic tools; precision measurement proficiency.
- Comfort measuring with micrometers, calipers, height gages, and thread gages.
- Detail focus, basic math, and ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
- Good communicator; works well independently and on a team.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Valid driver’s license.
Physical requirements
- Successfully pass a pre-employment physical, lift assessment, and drug screening.
- Lift and handle materials safely; perform physically demanding tasks.
- Stand, walk, bend, reach, kneel, and perform repetitive motions throughout the shift.
- Work safely around industrial equipment, overhead cranes, and manufacturing machinery.
Benefits and rewards
- Base pay: $22.00–$24.00 per hour (experience-based)
- 10% differential for 2nd Shift
- Overtime available
- 40 hours of paid vacation after the first six months
- Three weeks of paid vacation during the first year
- Eleven paid holidays
- Four paid personal/sick days during the first year
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Company-paid life insurance
- 401(k) with company matching
- Annual wage increases and performance incentives
- Advancement opportunities
- Clean, climate-controlled facilities
About DuHadaway
For more than 65 years, DuHadaway Tool & Die Shop has delivered quality and precision for customers worldwide. Our mission is simple: deliver high-quality products and services, on time, with complete customer satisfaction. Join a family-owned team where craftsmanship and career growth go hand in hand.
Equal Opportunity
DuHadaway Tool & Die Shop, Inc.is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).