Tool & Die Maker

Key Responsibilities: Tool & Die Maker

· Repair, Maintenance and troubleshooting of progressive production tools & dies.

· Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure parts meet specifications, make adjustments when needed.

· Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules and hand tools.

· File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to fit them together correctly.

· Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.

· Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity and defects.

· Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.

· Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.

· Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.

· Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.

· Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.

· Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.

· Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.

· Verify dimensions, alignments and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.

· Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes and assemblies' tolerances, based on specifications.

· Design prototypes, jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in fabricating parts or products.

· Assist inDeveloping and design new tools and dies using computer-aided design software.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Requirements:

Certified Tradesman- Tool and Die Maker or equivalent.

Ability to read, write and speak English.

Ability to read blue prints.

5+ years of experience as a Toolmaker preferably in the metal auto stamping industry.

Should have own tools.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $30.00-$36.00 per hour

Benefits:

- Dental care

- Extended health care

- Life insurance

Experience:

- Tool and Die making in metal stamping auto industry: 5 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Tool and Die Maker Certificate (preferred)

Work Location: In person