
Tool Maker I - Rome, NY
Rome, NYFull-time$17.25–25.25/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Tool Maker I learns and performs manual duties to build, repair, and maintain production tools, dies, and fixtures for Indium machinery. Work is largely directed and performed under close or general supervision. The role operates machine-shop equipment, supports tooling production and maintenance, and follows a Monday–Friday first-shift schedule at the Rome, New York site.
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Rome, NY, US
JOB SUMMARY: The Tool Maker I is responsible for learning and performing a variety of assigned manual duties to build, repair and maintain production tools, dies and fixtures for the operation of Indium machinery. Work is largely directed and work is performed under close or general supervision.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (COMPETENCIES):
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Set up and operate machine tools, such as lathes, milling machine, sharpeners, and grinder, to fashion tooling
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Lubricate machines and maintain department equipment as necessary to create required tooling
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Complete all required documentation to track work, record scrap, and maintain the accuracy of completed parts and required inventory
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Perform simple sharpening, CAD, and welding operations when necessary
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Work with and manipulate different tooling with minimal scrapped parts
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Work with other support tools such as mics, gauges, lathes, dies and hand tools
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Read and interpret simple drawings and diagrams with assistance
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Sustain a steady work pace and follow a schedule
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Maintain a clean work area
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Uphold the standards necessary to maintain our business certifications and to maintain good quality standards and practices associated with them
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Performs other duties or special projects as assigned
REQUIREMENTS:
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High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
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Proven ability to operate standard tool room and/or machine shop equipment
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Ability to interpret dimensional drawings
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Familiarity with EDM a plus
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Good oral and written communication skills
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Basic to advanced math skills
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Basic organizational skills
SHIFT/SITE:
5836 Success Drive, Rome, NY
Monday-Friday
1st Shift: 7:00am - 3:30pm
WAGE DISCLOSURE:
The salary range indicated in this posting represents the minimum and maximum of the range for the position. The actual range will vary based upon factors including, but not limited to, prior experience, knowledge, skill and education as they relate to the position’s qualifications, and internal equity.
The posted salary range reflects just one component of our total rewards package. Other components include health, dental, and vision insurance, PTO, retirement plan, volunteer opportunities, paid holidays, overtime opportunities, and many more.
$17.25 per hour - $25.25 per hour
($36,000 - $52,500 annually)
Indium Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to building an innovative workforce. All qualified applicants will be given consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, pregnancy status, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
How this job compares
Set against the 853 open Machinist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$17.25–25.25/hr
- New York median$26–35/hr27 hourly ranges
- US median$27–36/hr391 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $21.25/hr, is 32% below the New York median midpoint ($31/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Machinist hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 50 open Machinist jobs in New York and 853 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- Machinist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (561 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 444 of the 853 open Machinist jobs (52%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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