Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following, which are to be performed accurately, efficiently, within company safety and quality standards, and within required time frames as needed.  Other duties may be assigned.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Produce parts for small production quantities; produce part samples for experimental or prototype units
• Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools or assemblies
• Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools
• Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance
• File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together
• Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates
• Follow safety regulations; keep work areas and equipment clean and orderly using 5S standards
• May perform other duties as assigned and extend into other areas as needed

• Flexibility to work overtime as required
• Perform tasks in a timely and accurate manner

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to operate precision equipment
• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships

• Ability to work effectively in independent situations and exercise good judgment to reach sound conclusions
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, schedules, rules, procedures, etc.
• Ability to read, interpret, and perform from various documents, including method sheets, assembly drawings, production reports, safety rules, printed shop schedules, KanBan cards/boards, operating maintenance instruction and procedure manuals, blueprints, specifications, technical drawings, etc.
• Ability to properly identify components and gain extensive parts knowledge

• Advanced math skills combined with the use of complicated drawings, specifications, charts, tables, databases, and formulas
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models

• Ability to judge distances, spatial relationships, and perform visual and/or mechanical inspections; ability to distinguish colors and finishes
• Ability to perform jobs at the same or lower labor grade than current job

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to demonstrate manual dexterity; repetitively use fingers and hands to feel, handle, or squeeze; reach with hands and arms; twist/turn body; perform repetitive motions
• Ability to stand, walk, and/or sit, frequently and for extended periods of time
• Ability to occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
• Ability to frequently lift up to 25 pounds, occasionally lift up to 60 pounds, and rarely lift over 60 pounds.  Any lifts over 35 pounds should be done with assistance.

MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to operate all conventional tool room machines, including mills, lathes, grinders, band saws, etc.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
• Ability to use hand or power tools
• Ability to use pneumatic tools
• Ability to use a variety of screw drivers and clamps, as well as operate a variety of machines

ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Exposure to various chemicals including greases, oils, adhesives, and solder and welding fumes, in safe exposure amounts and approved for use in our facility by EHS
• Exposure to temperature changes
• Exposure to moderate noise levels with intermittent loud noises
• Exposure to vibration
• Exposure to dirt and/or dust
• Exposure to sharp objects and parts
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts, protected by approved guarding and controls

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Minimum requirements:
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Three years of related experience

We Celebrate Who We Are! 

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace.  Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do.   We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

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Allegion is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer

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