Toolmaker

About the role

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work. The Toolmaker position reports to the Supervisor, Machine Shop and is based onsite in Murphy, NC.

Responsibilities

• Specializes in the construction, repair, maintenance, and calibration of machine shop tools, jigs, fixtures, stamping dies, molds, and instruments.
• Operates various machine tools and performs other highly skilled work such as layout‑out, fitting, and assembling parts.
• Receives drawings, sketches, parts, and requests from foreman or manufacturing engineers regarding what is required and when.
• Analyses mentally, makes sketches, drawings or layouts, and consults handbooks and tables as required.
• Cuts material from stock or orders, draws tools from the tool crib, lays out work, and performs all machining.
• Performs heat treating, grinding, or other special processes, including making of stamping dies, setting dies, and running first article.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED preferred; otherwise, demonstrated ability to understand and apply all verbal, written, and computer work instructions or training in English.
• Demonstrated ability to perform simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Typically, at least 7 years of experience in tooling (not including trade school).
• Understands safety in using equipment and able to perform precision duties in the fabrication of tools and fixtures.
• Experience working all phases of machine tool and die practice and able to work to close tolerance of ±0.0001.

Skills

• Precision machining and close‑tolerance work (±0.0001).
• Layout, fitting, and assembly of parts.
• Operation of various machine tools (mills, lathes, grinders, etc.).
• Heat treating, grinding, and special processes for stamping dies and fixtures.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, sketches, and engineering requests.

Benefits

• Financial Rewards: great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k, ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations), Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts.
• Work/Life Balance: flexible paid time off, holidays, parental leave program, relocation assistance.
• Health & Welfare: comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Professional Skills Development: tuition assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development and other personal growth programs.
• Culture: warm, respectful, family‑like environment driven by 12 core values; multiple Employee Resource Groups led by employees, open and welcoming to all.

Pay

Salary Range: $25.00–$30.00 hourly (Murphy, NC).

Schedule

Onsite – Murphy, NC.