Everything Has A Reason

Over time this statement became a culture at Bass Cat and Yar-Craft Boats.  A simple tribal tactic, not one that comes from a how-to manual or a mission statement.  It comes with years of building the finest bass and walleye boats in the world.  Our staff compiles hundreds of years of boat-building experience.  We aren’t the new kids on the block, and we know our culture runs deep. 

We uphold a commitment to ensuring each boat is comprised of the finest quality throughout the manufacturing process.  Better resins, better fiberglass, better techniques and not cutting corners in any segment.  It’s not about the price, it’s about the boats and the people that build and run them. 

Job Purpose:

Analyze specifications, lay out material, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.

 Duties and Responsibilities:

• Set-up and operate machine tools, such as: lathes, milling machines and grinders, to machine parts to specifications and verify conformance of machined parts to specifications.
• Fit and assemble standard parts into assemblies or mechanisms, using hand tools. Verify dimension and alignment, using measuring instruments such as: micrometers, height gauges and gauge blocks. Examine and modify tools as required under the direction of the Tooling Group Leader or Applications Manager. Seek guidance for more complex assemblies or mechanisms from senior level technicians or manager.
• Meet with customers during the manufacture of standard fixtures, production or prototype tooling, to ensure the customer and tooling engineering specifications as directed by the Tooling Group Leader. Make modifications as required and directed. Seek guidance for more complex customer requirements from senior level technicians or manager
• Assist Tooling and Application Engineers to ensure on-time equipment installation, check-up and debug.
• Diagnose, isolate malfunctions and repair produced fixtures and tools.
• Communicate with customer calls for information, problem determination and diagnostic assistance as seeking advice and counsel as necessary from the Tooling Group Leader.
• Position requires extensive and short notice travel to customer sites.
• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
• Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
• Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
• Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
• Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
• Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
• Assemble machine tools, parts, or fixtures.
• Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
• Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.
• Conduct test runs of production equipment.
• File, grind, shim, and adjust various parts to properly fit them together.
• Smooth metal surfaces or edges.
• Select production input materials.
• Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
• Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
• Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.
• Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
• Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
• Smooth metal surfaces or edges.
• Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment.
• Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
• Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment.
• Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.
• Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
• Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
• Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
• Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
• Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.
• Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
• Perform other duties, assignments and responsibilities as needed.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to work in non-climate controlled environment
• Be able to bend at waist and knees and stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds when necessary to move equipment around in the department.
• This is a safety sensitive position.

90 Day Probation Schedule:

1st Month:  Train with Crew and ensure understanding of process and area.  Looking for good     team work and integration into the individual crew.

2nd Month: Focus should be on getting the job done right the first time with no defects and maintaining and clean and organized work area. Begin developing speed and efficiency.

3rd Month: The last month of the 90-day probation the new hire should be proficient in the job requirements and within this last month should start working on team work, learning other tasks, and making you a more valuable employee.  Complete integration into the team and contributing to efficiency of the crew.