Tool Grinder Resume Template
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James Smith
Tool Grinder · Carbide Cutting Tools & Regrind
Columbus, OH · (614) 555-2664 · james.smith@email.com · linkedin.com/in/jamessmith
NIMS Machining Level I: Grinding Skills I
National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS)
OSHA 10-Hour General Industry
OSHA Outreach Training Program
Profile
Tool grinder with 9 years grinding and regrinding carbide drills, end mills and form tools on 5-axis CNC grinders. Brought regrind scrap under 1% and grew regrind capacity to 2,400 tools a month.
Tool Room Experience
Tool Room Lead
2021 – Present
Buckeye Precision Tool, Columbus, OH
- Lead a 4-person regrind cell running ANCA and Walter CNC tool grinders on two shifts.
- Program new drill and end mill geometries in ANCA ToolRoom and simulate before the first grind.
- Measure rake, clearance and helix angles on a Zoller genius and hold diameters within ±0.0002 in.
- Grew regrind output from 1,500 to 2,400 tools a month by adding pallet loaders and batch setups.
- Cut regrind scrap from 2.6% to 0.8% by standardizing wheel dressing and coolant filtration.
Tool Grinder
2017 – 2021
Scioto Cutting Tools, Grove City, OH
- Reground carbide drills, reamers and step tools for automotive and aerospace machining customers.
- Set up wheel packs, work holding and steady rests and trued diamond wheels to profile.
- Inspected cutting edges under a microscope for chips and cracks and logged results per job.
- Hand-honed edge preps and sent finished tools to coating with the correct batch paperwork.
Tool Grinder Trainee
2015 – 2017
Central Ohio Tool & Die, Westerville, OH
- Sharpened HSS drills, saw blades and punches on manual surface and cutter grinders.
- Filed and deburred die components and checked sizes with micrometers and height gauges.
Grinding Skills
CNC tool grinding (5-axis)
Carbide drill & end mill regrind
Wheel dressing & truing
Tool geometry measurement
Blueprint reading & GD&T
Edge prep & honing
Precision measurement
Machines & Software
ANCA TX7 / ToolRoomWalter HelitronicZoller genius 3Cincinnati T&C grinderMicrosoft Excel
Education
High School Diploma
2014
Westerville North High School
Certificate in Precision Machining
2015
Clark State College
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Skills to list
- Precision grinding
- Tool sharpening
- Blueprint reading
- Micrometer use
- Surface finish inspection
- Preventive maintenance
- Hand-tool fitting
- CNC grinding basics
Software and tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Vero Software Edgecam
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- ANCA ToolRoom
- Zoller
- IBM Lotus Notes
Duties to describe on a tool grinder resume
- Monitored machine operations to determine whether adjustments are necessary, stopping machines when problems occur.
- Selected and mounted grinding wheels on machines, according to specifications, using hand tools and applying knowledge of abrasives and grinding procedures.
- Set up and operated grinding or polishing machines to grind metal workpieces, such as dies, parts, and tools.
- Inspected, felt, and measured workpieces to ensure that surfaces and dimensions meet specifications.
- Performed basic maintenance, such as cleaning and lubricating machine parts.
- Removed finished workpieces from machines and placed them in boxes or on racks, setting aside pieces that are defective.
Titles along the way
- Tool Grinder Trainee
- Tool Grinder, Filer, and Sharpener
- Tool Room Lead
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