Workholding Technical Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Are you a problem-solving, customer-focused professional with a passion for machining, workholding, and precision manufacturing? Do you enjoy applying technical knowledge, CAD skills, and creative thinking to help customers improve their machining processes? At Mate Precision Technologies, we Respect, Support, and Inspire metalworking professionals around the world — and we’re looking for a talented Workholding Technical Specialist to join our team at our Anoka, Minnesota headquarters.

As a Workholding Technical Specialist, you’ll collaborate closely with customers and our sales team to evaluate machining applications, develop innovative workholding concepts, and recommend solutions that drive performance, productivity, and precision. This role blends hands-on machining experience, strong technical judgment, and clear communication to deliver the high-level support Mate is known for.

If you're ready to bring your machining expertise into a customer-facing, solution-driven role with opportunities for continuous learning and impact — this is the role for you!

What You’ll Do

As a Workholding Technical Specialist, you will :

• Evaluate customer applications by assessing their machining environment (HMC, VMC, 5-axis / 5-sided setups, usable workspace, and table layouts).
• Analyze key machining factors including material type, removal rate, clamping method, and part size.
• Collaborate directly with customers to understand their manufacturing challenges and requirements.
• Create engineering concept drawings, sketches, and 3D CAD models to present recommended solutions.
• Prepare formal quotations, including establishing pricing and lead times using Mate’s business systems.
• Partner with the sales team to provide both pre-sale and post-sale technical support.
• Deliver exceptional technical service that reflects Mate’s industry-leading reputation for customer care.
• Recommend solutions based on deep product and process knowledge to maximize customer outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with team members while demonstrating responsiveness, openness, and support.
• Model Mate’s values through reliability, sound judgment, honesty, and accountability.
• Contribute to a respectful, communication-focused work environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements : What You’ll Bring

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

This position involves both office and manufacturing environments. You will :

Work environments include :

Pay, Schedule & Benefits

If you’re ready to apply your machining expertise in a role that blends technical problem-solving, customer partnership, CAD creativity, and innovation — join Mate!