General Motors
Mechanical Journeyperson (Toolmaker) - Wentzville Assembly
Wentzville, Missouri, United States of America · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Experience
- At least six (6) years of related experience as a Toolmaker, or a U.S. Department of Labor Certificate of Completion in a mechanical trade.
- Visa sponsorship
- GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role; applicants who need or will need sponsorship to work or remain employed at GM should not apply.
About the job
Maintains, repairs, and fabricates mechanical components and tooling for industrial assembly machinery, using machine tools, blueprints, and precision measuring instruments.
What you'll do
- Troubleshoot, maintain, dismantle, repair, and replace mechanical components on industrial machinery.
- Set up and operate conventional or CNC machine tools to shape parts; plan fabrication operations from blueprints, sketches, or models.
- Inspect finished products for defects and conformance to specifications; operate mobile equipment and rig loads as needed.
What they ask for
- At least six (6) years of related experience as a Toolmaker or a U.S. Department of Labor Certificate of Completion in a mechanical trade.
- Satisfactorily complete the GM hiring process, including comprehensive assessments, drug testing, and a background check.
- At least 18 years of age and eligible to work in the United States.
- Willing to work flexible shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays, potentially with little notice.
Nice to have
- Experience with planned maintenance systems and predictive technologies.
- Experience with machine tool setup, fabrication, repair, and precision measuring tools.
Pay
($38.92-$45.40) (Journeyperson In Training compensation range; currency not stated); ($46.33) (Journeyperson rate; currency not stated)
Tools
CNC, lathes, milling machines, grinders, calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, dial indicators
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