Tool Grinder

Houston, TX, United States of America April 20, 2026 Full Time

At Greene, Tweed, you'll find the cutting-edge technology, world-class polymer expertise and endless advancement opportunities you'd expect from a multi-national industry leader. You'll find them all in an environment that embraces diversity in people and opinions, moves decision making to the point of impact, and celebrates your success.

If you enjoy continuous learning and are excited about working with and creating technological solutions, explore career opportunities with Greene, Tweed.

Job summary: The tool grinder is responsible for receiving tooling drawings, developing the cutting tool specified, by utilizing various pieces of grinding equipment in order to produce a finished tool that will be used in machining operations. This person is also responsible for inspecting finished tools to verify they meet the specification prior to releasing to manufacturing. Tool crib attendant portion of responsibilities is to store and retrieve various tooling required for manufacturing while maintaining traceability of release and receiving them. Essential Duties/Responsibilities:  Operating manual grinding machines to grind and sharpen production tooling to print specifications and quality standards in accordance with company schedules, policies and procedures in support of manufacturing requirements and customer orders.  Operate all tools for grinding, deburring, sanding and polishing.  Provide and adapt various complex cutting tooling and fixtures to complete machining assignments for various production and support areas.  Set up and operate manual O.D. grinders and surface grinders.  Sets up and operates any type of machine tool common to the trade, adjusting stops, feeds, speeds, and indexing or tapering attachments.  Build, assemble and repair cutting tools, utilizing holders, collets and related componentry or hardware. Required Minimum Qualifications Education/Certifications  High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience Skills and Experience:  Some training in shop math and blueprint reading is required  2 – 5 years’ experience in tool grinding preferred

Required Minimum Qualifications 

  • This position requires U.S. Person status as defined by applicable law for authorized access to data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).  A U.S. Person includes U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, lawful permanent residents, and workers granted refugee or asylum status in the United States.  

Note:  This Job Description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.  Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the Supervisor.  All requirements are subject to change and updates.

We also provide eligible employees with a competitive benefits package that includes health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401k savings plan, life and disability insurance, tuition assistance and more, to meet the diverse needs of all employees and their family members.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Greene, Tweed is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other federally protected class.

Drug Free Workplace:

Greene, Tweed is a Drug Free Workplace.  Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening and background investigation subject to federal, state, and local laws.

NOTE: Greene, Tweed is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for employment opportunities, unless they have a written agreement for the position they are contacting us about. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at GT without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Greene, Tweed, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Greene, Tweed as a result of the referral or through other means.

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