1st Shift Tool and Die Journeyman
Vollrath · Kiel, WI
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at Vollrath (industrial) in Kiel, WI.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- CNC, Machining, Welding, Tooling
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$95k.
Median of the low and high ends of 67 live postings that list pay, out of 1081 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 26 other live manufacturing postings in Wisconsin.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 70%
- ✓ CNC 37%
- ✓ Tooling 37%
- ✓ Machining 33%
- FDA / GMP 26%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Vollrath in Kiel
2 other open roles at this site.
- Maintenance Supervisor · Reliability · Supervisor
- 2nd Shift Tool and Die Journeyman · Manufacturing · Technician
Full description from VollrathAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Location: Vollrath Company, Kiel Wisconsin
Shift: 2nd Shift (Hours: Start- 5a to 6a, End- 2:30p to 3:30p)
Pay: $34.64
Sign-On Bonus: $5,000
Utilize skills and knowledge to build, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve tooling and procedures. Operate all equipment, tools, and gauges in the tool room safely and efficiently. Layout work and plan machining and bench procedures. Perform difficult machining operations requiring complicated setups that involve improvising tooling and machines for adaptation beyond the normal ranges and capacities of available equipment. Clean and perform all daily and periodic maintenance necessary for this equipment. Know the properties and uses of different metals and materials, and know the feeds, speeds, coolant/lubricant, and compatible cutting tool material to utilize or apply. Prioritize jobs and work independently and expeditiously until the job is completed. Show ability to assume a leadership role in an orderly investigation team. Properly document all findings and record all corrections or improvements, also provide detailed drawings and sketches of the alterations or modifications for engineering documentation. Read and understand customer part prints/blueprints and build tooling with proper dimensions, clearances & tolerances, fasteners, strippers, fool proofing, etc. Program CNC equipment. Weld different types of metals. Heat treat (harden, anneal, and normalize) different types of metals. Operate forklifts, computers, and edit CNC programs. Must have completed a state journeyman tool & die apprenticeship or possess 5+ years of relevant work experience.