TOOL & DIE MAKER

Tool & Die Maker

TOOL & DIE MAKER KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: (Minimum education, training, skills and experience) Must be able to safely operate various machine tools; set-up and trouble-shooting skills required. Shop equipment includes milling machines, lathes, saws, drill press, grinding equipment etc. Must be able to perform inspection functions utilizing inspection and measuring equipment (such as calipers, micrometers, depth mics, drop indicators, pin gages, thread gages, profilometers, and functional gages). Ability to use CMMs or optical comparator required. Must be able to build, assemble, and trouble shoot production progressive tooling with available customer requirements.

JOB ELEMENTS:

• Protect yourself, your co-workers, and your company by maintaining a safe work environment. Keep work areas clean and orderly. Immediately report to your supervisor any problems that may have an impact on safety. MUST BE ABLE TO TAKE AN ALUMINUM BLOCK AND MAKE A PART.
• Studies specifications, engineering blueprints, tool orders, and shop data and confers with engineering and shop personnel to resolve design problems related to material characteristics, dimensional tolerances, service requirements, manufacturing procedures, and cost.
• Draws preliminary sketches and prepares layout and detail drawings.
• Computes dimensions, plans layout, and determines assembly method and sequence of operations.
• Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathes, milling machine, shaper, and grinder, to machine parts, and verifies conformance of machined parts to specifications.
• Fit and assemble parts together into assemblies and mechanisms, verifying all dimensions, alignments and clearances.
• Understand basic wiring diagrams and hydraulic schematics and install electrical and hydraulic components.
• Trouble shoots dies, tools, jigs, fixtures, and recommends design modifications regarding construction and function of part.
• Maintain all tools, dies, and fixtures with accurate documentation and records.
• WORK HOURS 5:00AM-3:30PM

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: (Representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of the job; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.) While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and smell. The employee must lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. $28.00-$34.00 HR DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE CATOOSA AREA