Tool and Die Maker

Responsibilities

• Perform duties of Machine shop to include operating CNC lathes, mills, grinders, and other equipment within prescribed tolerances and allowances.
• Perform fabrication of equipment, parts, and shielding where strong welding, sheet metal, and other related skills are required.
• Study specifications, such as blueprints, hand-drawn sketches or description of part to be replaced and plan sequence of operations to repair or reproduce part as required.
• Plan and Client out work from oral or written specifications, using the necessary hand and machine tools, instruments, and related equipment.
• Make necessary shop computations using metric, decimal, and fractional measures of length.
• Perform simple welding and soldering as needed.
• Organize workflow when mass producing new or replacement parts for manufacturing equipment.
• Work efficiently and cooperatively with supervision and other fellow employees.
• Maintain a reasonably clean work area and report safety hazards to Supervision.
• Perform any miscellaneous duties that might be assigned by Supervision.

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma/GED plus 2 years of machining or relatable experience or equivalent Technical School Degree in related field Vocational / Technical School (preferred).
• Read and understand blueprints, sketches, and schematics.
• Possess general mechanical knowledge of equipment to troubleshoot production equipment problems and resolve either by adjusting or repairing.
• Knowledge of welding and tool room equipment is a plus.