Production Machine Operator

Production Machine Operator

Production  |  Peoria, IL  |  Full-Time

Pay: $35 – $45 per hour

Reports To: Production Team Supervisor

Good pay. Great benefits. Real machining work — custom parts, not the same piece over and over. If you take pride in precision and want a shop that respects your craft, keep reading.

Rheo Engineering designs and builds powder handling equipment used to make life-saving medicine. As a Production Machine Operator, you’ll turn Engineering’s prints into accurate, finished parts on lathes, mills, press brakes, and more.

What You’ll Do

• Perform all machinist-related tasks on each project safely, responsibly, and effectively
• Read and interpret fabrication prints and drawings from the Engineering Department
• Run precision machine tools and equipment, including hydraulic press brake, slip roll, vertical mill, horizontal bandsaw, drill press, hydraulic tube bender, and lathe
• Use gauges and measuring instruments to hold tolerance requirements
• Set up and use the right inserts, fixtures, and tooling for the job
• Do the shop math — perform computations, interpr