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Tool Room Specialist

Southern Lumber and Millwork Corp
Charleston, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 5/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/4/2025
Description:

Are you interested in metalworking? Do you have experience in a machine shop or operating a CNC and are interested in taking your skills to the next level? Our Tool Room Specialist position might be the perfect fit for you!

About the Role:

Southern Lumber and Millwork is a family owned and operated business for over 80 years in Charleston, SC. We are seeking an organized tooling machinist to join the team in our tool room creating and maintain custom knives for running specialty moulding.

Responsibilities include:

  • Grinding moulding custom knives.
  • Maintaining current knives for proper and safe use in the moulding machines.
  • Utilize templates, computer software, and categorization for organization of materials.
  • Sharp attention to detail.
  • Skilled in using precision measuring instruments.
  • Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and tooling processes.
  • Ability to operate hand tools, power tools, and coordinate measuring machines.
  • Proficient in blueprint reading and mechanical knowledge.
  • Maintaining a clean, safe, and organized work environment.
  • Maintain and calibrate tools, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
  • Collaborate with team members to optimize production processes and implement lean manufacturing practices.
  • Patience as you may troubleshoot and resolve issues with machining equipment as needed.

Prior Experience:

The ideal candidate will have experience in grinding metal, machining, lean manufacturing, and crafting custom knife profiles.

Interest in metalworking and is coachable.

About You:

Your values align with ours:

1. Honesty & Integrity

2. Attention to Detail

3. Loyal & Hardworking

4. Family Oriented/Team Player

5. Humble

Your favorite color is hunter green; or you’re willing to make it so.

You are full of ideas and are willing to share them.

You use your time wisely.

You strive to beat no one but who you were yesterday.

You whistle while you work.

You laugh often and loudly.

You take responsibility for mistakes and use them to grow.

Open to already local candidates only.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 50 per week

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Profit sharing
  • Vision insurance
  • Paid weekly

Schedule:

  • 10 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • Overtime available weekly

Work Location: In person

Requirements:
  • Patient and detail oriented.
  • The ideal candidate will have experience in grinding metal, machining, lean manufacturing, and crafting custom knife profiles.
  • Interest in metalworking and is coachable.

Salary : $22

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