Precision Tooling and Die Fabrication Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

About the Opportunity

Express Employment Professionals (North Hollywood) is partnering with a manufacturing client in Burbank to hire a Precision Tooling and Die Fabrication Specialist. To learn more or apply quickly, call View phone number on ziprecruiter.com.

A Day in This Role

You start your shift by reviewing blueprints, sketches, models, or written descriptions. You visualize the final tool or die, select the appropriate metal stock, and map out the sequence of operations. From there, you lay out material, mark and scribe for machining, and set up the equipment that will bring the design to life.

On the machines—lathes, mills, shapers, and grinders—you program and run precise operations, checking each part as it comes off the spindle. You confirm tolerances using micrometers, dial indicators, gauge blocks, and thickness gauges. When required, you smooth flat and contoured surfaces using scrapers, abrasive stones, and power grinders, then fit and assemble components into complete tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, gauges, or hand tools.

Heat treatment is part of the craft, and you perform it as needed to achieve the right hardness and performance. You may review existing dies, tools, and fixtures to recommend design tweaks that improve function or manufacturability. At times, you’ll develop specs from general concepts and produce a quick sketch to communicate the design. And as with any shop role, you pitch in with other related duties as assigned.

What You’ll Handle

• Interpret and plan from blueprints, sketches, models, or descriptions
• Compute dimensions; determine layouts, assembly methods, and operation sequences
• Measure, mark, and scribe metal stock; set up and operate lathes, mills, shapers, and grinders
• Verify part conformance and final fit using precision measuring tools
• Finish, assemble, and heat-treat tools and components
• Recommend design modifications; develop specs and sketch specialty tools
• Support additional shop tasks as needed

What You Bring

• 5+ years in a high-volume production machine shop
• High school diploma
• Hands-on strength in CNC programming and machining
• Proficiency in tooling design and CNC programming
• Comfort in fast-paced, shifting priorities with strong follow-through and initiative
• Team-focused and able to work independently; strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Detail orientation and sound judgment
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Aerospace or manufacturing background preferred

Core Proficiencies

• GD&T
• CNC Tooling
• G-Code
• CNC Machine Setup & Changeover
• Tool/Die/Mold Repair Skills
• Blueprint Reading

Equipment You’ll Use

• CNC Mill (3–4 axis VMC)
• CNC Lathe (2–4 axis) (Haas)

Interested? Contact Express Employment Professionals (North Hollywood) at View phone number on ziprecruiter.com to get started.