Tool and Die Maker (Aerospace, Defense, Industrial)

Join a long-established global advanced ceramics manufacturer with more than 100 years of expertise supporting aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, energy, and industrial markets. The company is a trusted supplier of high-performance ceramic components and engineered solutions used in highly regulated, safety-critical applications where precision, reliability, and consistency are essential. With over a century of materials science and manufacturing experience, the organization supports long-term customer relationships and delivers mission-critical components used across global aviation, advanced electronics, healthcare systems, and industrial technologies.

The organization is built around a highly engineered, precision manufacturing philosophy emphasizing tight-tolerance machining, process control, and quality discipline. It provides end-to-end manufacturing capabilities, including CNC machining, precision grinding, advanced inspection, CMM metrology, engineering support, and quality assurance systems. Continuous investment in advanced equipment, technical training, and lean manufacturing principles ensures high efficiency, reduced variation, and consistent production performance in demanding aerospace, medical, and industrial applications.

Why This Role?

• Compensation & Benefits: Competitive pay structure with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, and overtime opportunities.
• Career Growth & Technical Development: Strong emphasis on long-term skill building across CNC machining, CAM programming, precision grinding, metrology, and CMM inspection within a highly technical manufacturing environment.
• Global Manufacturing Stability: Backed by a long-established global organization with over 100 years of advanced materials expertise supporting aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, energy, and industrial markets.
• Stable, High-Quality Work Environment: Consistent production demand driven by long-term customer relationships in highly regulated industries requiring precision, repeatability, and strict quality control.
• Advanced Materials Exposure: Work directly with advanced technical ceramics and engineered materials that require specialized machining techniques and disciplined process control.
• High-Tolerance Manufacturing: Opportunity to produce and inspect complex components requiring extremely tight tolerances, precision setup, and advanced measurement practices.
• Quality-Driven Environment: Operates within ISO 9001 and AS9100-aligned systems with strong focus on traceability, documentation, and inspection rigor.
• Lean Manufacturing Culture: Continuous improvement focus centered on reducing scrap, improving process stability, and optimizing machining performance for brittle, high-value materials.
• Collaborative Technical Environment: Close interaction between CNC machinists, programmers, engineering, quality, and production teams to solve complex manufacturing challenges.
• Advanced Equipment & Technology: Exposure to CNC machining centers, precision grinding systems, CAM programming platforms, and CMM inspection technologies used in high-spec production environments.
• Cross-Functional Engineering Integration: Strong collaboration between manufacturing and engineering teams supporting process development, troubleshooting, and production optimization.
• Safety & Compliance: Structured, safety-focused manufacturing environment with strict adherence to regulated industry standards and controlled production processes.

What You’ll Do:

• Design, build, and fabricate precision tooling, including dies, molds, fixtures, gauges, and forming components for ceramic manufacturing processes
• Repair, refurbish, and maintain worn or damaged tooling to restore dimensional accuracy and production reliability
• Interpret complex engineering prints and determine machining methods, sequences, and fabrication approaches
• Operate and support a variety of tool room equipment, including lathes, mills, grinders, EDM, and CNC machinery
• Measure, inspect, and validate tooling components using precision instruments to ensure tight-tolerance conformance

What You Bring:

• Experience as a Tool & Die Maker or equivalent precision machining background in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to read and interpret complex blueprints, GD&T, and detailed technical drawings
• Strong hands-on experience with tool room equipment, including lathes, milling machines, grinders, and EDM equipment
• Ability to machine, fit, and finish components to extremely tight tolerances with strong attention to detail
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to determine proper machining sequences and troubleshoot tooling issues