Gorilla Mill

STUFF Southeast

WHO WE ARE

Gorilla Mill® makes the world’s most high performing, high precision end mills and cutting tools, including our Gorilla Drills® line. All manufactured and sharpened in our modern facility at our plant located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Gorilla Mill has been producing and sharpening cutting tools for the aerospace, automotive, medical and manufacturing industries for over 50 years. At the end of the day, Gorilla Mill tools are made to outperform and to outlast all others.

STUFF WE MAKE

End Mills
Drills
Thread Mills
Chamfer Mills
3D Surfacing Tools
Custom Tooling

FUN STUFF

We work hard, which means we play hard. Annual Company Christmas Party, company potlucks & cookouts. Brewer games, costume contests, cookie bake-offs & gift giveaways. Food truck lunches periodically.

WORK HERE TODAY!

Join Us. We’re an American-made company with Wisconsin roots that have stuck with us. Work hard. Be proud. Make Weapons of Mass Production. So, while the world knows us as making the best cutting tools on the planet, we strive for something more. If that sounds good to you — then we hope you’ll join us. At Gorilla Mill you’ll find out that our entire team is devoted to making the company the absolute best it can be.

One of our goals, is to inspire students (our future workforce) to consider a career in manufacturing. We had a group of about 40 students come through to tour our facility and got to experience one of our machines in action!

CONTACT:

Kris Wiese, HR Manager
(262) 549-5940
hr@gorillamill.com

NOW HIRING

CNC Operater, Inventory Specialist, Shipping & Receiving

Benefits

401(k), Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Sick (paid time off), Vacation (paid time off), Vision Insurance

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COMPANY INFO

Jake Durnil | CNC Supervisor

Age: 31

Years at Gorilla Mill: 12

Education/Certification: High School Diploma

What do you do on a day-to-day basis?
Run machines, oversee other employees running machines, ensure production floor is running smoothly and efficiently. Making sure everyone has the tools needed. Machine maintenance and communication with management.

How did you arrive at your current position? What was your professional or career path?
Referred by friend, Nathan Cranker, CNC operator at the time, now Owner/Production Floor Manager, who offered me a job to help me out. I worked hard and was recognized by being promoted to a Supervisor position.

What is the best part about your job?
Getting to work hands on with machines, learn new skills, make things that are tangible and make a difference in the world.

Shawn Durr | CNC Operator

Age: 38

Years at Gorilla Mill: 1

Education/Certification: Associate Degree in Tool & Die/CNC Technologies from Moraine Park Technical

What do you do on a day-to-day basis?
Manage pod of four CNC machines. Setup, execute & monitor jobs that run completely automated. Write and edit easy to use programs, while keeping efficiency and production times in mind.

How did you arrive at your current position? What was your professional or career path?
I came to Gorilla Mill from a small shop I was with for 11-1/2 years after it was bought out by a larger national competitor.

What is the best part about your job?
It was extremely refreshing to start somewhere new, assimilate to the workplace culture, and be welcomed to share the knowledge I’ve garnered throughout my career.