Machine Shop Prototype Machinist
Description
Job Title
Machine Shop Prototype Machinist
Company Snapshot:
Headquartered in Miami, Tuuci is a global leader in premium shade products for hospitality, commercial, and residential outdoor settings. The Tuuci team includes experts in design, engineering, sales, marketing, and production. We work in a fast-paced, fun, and diverse environment where the exchange of ideas and professional growth are encouraged. Our teams strive to meet and exceed the Tuuci vision: to help people live their best life outdoors through inspiring design, enduring performance, and convivial service. Our culture supports this vision by encouraging creativity, driving excellence, and supporting personal growth and development.
Position Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled Prototype Machinist & Fabricator to join our team in a fast-paced manufacturing and prototype environment. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of verifiable experience operating standard machinist tools and equipment. Additionally, expertise in fabrication techniques—including welding, forming, and machining—using steel, stainless steel, and aluminum is required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Operate safely within a production and machine shop environment.
- Collaborate closely with engineers on prototype designs and development projects.
- Utilize manual lathes, milling machines, grinders, and other precision machining tools to produce high-accuracy components, tooling, and prototypes.
- Interpret blueprints, sketches, and verbal instructions to plan machining and fabrication sequences.
- Fabricate fixtures, prototype models, assemblies, and production tools from steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.
- Support manufacturing by producing production parts, prototypes, and fixtures on schedule.
- Work independently and as part of a team to meet project deadlines.
- Follow both written and verbal instructions effectively.
Requirements:
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
- Proficiency in TIG/MIG welding of stainless steel and aluminum is a plus but not required.
TUUCI is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are to be treated equally with the same rights and privileges with respect to recruiting, hiring, promotions, demotions, transfers, separations, compensation, and benefits regardless of their age, race, color, creed, religion, or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy-related status, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, where the individual is otherwise qualified, or any other category protected by applicable law.
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.