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- Job Title: Tool and Die Maker
Reports To: Tool Room Supervisor
Department: Tool Room Duties and Responsibilities: Include the following; other duties may be assigned.
- Reads and interprets blueprints to plan setup and operation of all types of machine shop equipment and machine tools.
- Uses full range of precision measuring and gauging tooling to perform inspection before start of job.
- Performs repair, rebuilding or overhaul work of manufacturing or service dies and tooling from blueprints, company manufacturing manuals, written or verbal instructions.
- Frequently work with other trade persons such as maintenance technicians, fabricators and engineers.
- Make repair parts if not commercially available.
- Plans setup and operates typical machine shop tools, producing parts to tolerances and company specifications. Uses typical machinists hand tools.
- Requisitions parts and materials needed.
- Assure capable tooling is available on time for production.
- Support production on tooling related problems in a timely fashion
- Ensure necessary work is performed on production tooling based upon information obtained from production runs.
- Identify problems and recommend improvements to tooling to Engineering.
Experience and Education: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Prefer a minimum 10 years’ experience in a tool room, some of which should be in aerospace.
- Journeyman Toolmaker through qualified apprenticeship program.
- Experience with EDM, CNC Lathes/HMC/VMC a plus.
- Manual machines required and necessary (manual lathes, bridge ports, etc).
- Ability to analyze and work from blueprints and customer drawings.
- Knowledge of CAD a plus.
- Complete set of personal tools required.
Tool & Die Maker
Experience Expected Specialized Training Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Level 1 Demonstrates the experience of 0-5 years in a position or specialization
- Drill Press
- Manual Lathe
- Manual Mill
- Has developed knowledge and skills through training or considerable work experience
- Works within established procedures with a moderate degree of supervision
- Identifies the problem and all relevant issues in straightforward situations, assesses each using standard procedures, and makes sound decisions.
- Must be capable of running the majority of jobs in the department.
Level 2 Demonstrates 5 or more years of experience in position or specialization
All Level 1 specialized training in addition to:
- Tracer Lathe
- Trac CNC Mill
- GD&T
- Wire EDM
- Has developed specialized skills or is multi-skilled through job-related training and considerable on-the-job experience
- Completes work with a limited degree of supervision
- Likely to act as an informal resource for training new department operators.
- Must be capable of running all jobs in the department.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee successfully perform essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, sit, use hands to finer, handle or feel. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic, or caustic chemicals.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Minimum vision requirements; near and far vision of 20/30 in both eyes with or without glasses.
- Manual dexterity to handle small delicate parts and hand held standard measuring equipment at the same time.
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs.
- Ability to drive and operate a Forklift.