CNC/Manual Precision Grinder Toolmaker

Location: Lynchburg, VA, US | Work Arrangement: Onsite

At Belvac, our precision machinery powers the global two-piece aluminum beverage can industry—along with food, beauty, and aerosol packaging—across 150 countries. For over 60 years, we’ve advanced Cupping, Body Making, Trimming, Decorating, Bottom Rim Coating, Necking, Shaping, and Inspection technologies, all engineered for peak performance and lowest cost of operation. With 300 colleagues in seven sites worldwide, we support customers in real time, wherever their production runs.

A day in the life

On day shift (7:00 AM–3:30 PM) or night shift with premium (6:00 PM–2:30 AM), you arrive, review prints, and plan the sequence to hit exacting tolerances. You’ll set up manual and CNC grinders, choose the right diamond or super-abrasive wheel, and establish workholding on magnets, vises, sine plates, and custom fixtures. Once the first part is dialed in, you may run multiple machines, monitoring wheel wear, making offsets, and validating dimensions to 0.0001" with micrometers, indicators, bore gages, height stands, gauge blocks, and pins. Between parts, you’ll dress wheels—straight, angle, or form—using dressing diamonds or rotary dressers, then adjust speeds and feeds to correct taper or any unexpected variation. Throughout the shift, safety and quality are non‑negotiable: you follow our Safety Policies and our documented Quality Management System while continuously looking for ways to reduce setup and cycle time.

What you’ll tackle

• Set up and operate manual and CNC grinders for precision ID/OD, face, form, multi‑axis, and flat surface grinding.
• Program CNC grinding equipment at the machine when needed.
• Select and apply diamond and other super‑abrasive wheels; recognize and address wheel wear.
• Plan workholding and cutting parameters from blueprints and layouts; execute plunge, traverse, angle, and form operations.
• Use precision metrology to verify features to 0.0001".
• Apply trigonometry, geometry, and shop math to calculate positions and angles to meet print specs.
• Understand and implement sound machine setup principles; run multiple machines concurrently.
• Maintain a clean machine and work area and actively improve processes to reduce setup and run times.

Materials and methods you’ll master

From aluminum, mild and stainless steels, to hardened tool steels, tungsten carbide, and other ultra‑hard alloys—you’ll adapt wheel selection, speeds, feeds, and dressing strategies to each application.

Physical aspects of the role

• Standing for extended periods (up to 10 hours/day).
• Operate overhead cranes; when choosing to lift by hand, follow proper techniques and use aids or seek help as appropriate.
• Strong hand–eye coordination and routine use of hand tools, files, sanders, and grinders.

What you bring

• Experience setting up and operating precision grinding equipment (manual and CNC).
• Comfort with wheel dressing (straight, angle, and form) and rotary dressers.
• Proficiency with precision measurement tools and inspection to 0.0001".
• Working knowledge of trigonometry/geometry and multi‑axis grinding.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Shifts

• Day Shift: 7:00 AM–3:30 PM, overtime as needed
• Night Shift (with premium): 6:00 PM–2:30 AM, overtime as needed

Compensation approach

We determine pay using several job‑related, non‑discriminatory factors, including responsibilities, your experience, education/training, work location, and the key skills required. Pay is one element of the Total Rewards we offer to recognize your contributions.

Recruitment integrity

Please be aware of internet recruiting fraud. Dover Corporation and its operating companies do not request payments or sensitive personal information outside our official application and hiring process. If you receive an unexpected message about a job, verify it via our websites: https://careers.dovercorporation.com/. Learn more here: Recruitment Fraud Notice.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.

Additional details

• This position may be located in: Americas : United States : Virginia : Lynchburg
• Sub Division: Belvac United States
• Job Requisition ID: 60026
• Job Function: Manufacturing & Operations