Toolmaker

TOOLMAKER 7:30-4:00 Monday – Friday Starting pay-$25/hr – Higher starting rates available based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

Medical (UHC), Dental, Vision, Critical Illness, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401k w/company match, and PTO.

Position Overview

Work with intricate tools, dies, fixtures and gauges to extremely close tolerances. Essential Job Functions: Study blueprints, sketches, models and specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tool and die assemblies. Machine parts to close tolerances in a safe manner to produce quality parts. File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts of an assembly to properly fit them together.

Disassemble die assemblies to repair or modify as required using machine tools and hand tools. Select the appropriate machines, cutting tools, and materials to be used in preparation of machining work. Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, and materials onto machines. Calculate dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of shop mathematics.

Maintain industrial machinery as required. Perform regularly scheduled equipment maintenance. Utilize the current ERP system to report labor, time, production, and scrap/failures for each sequence of their assigned work order system. Required Qualifications: Trade School with apprentice training or ten years on-the-job experience Must be able to read blueprints and utilize a wide variety of measurement instruments to check parts and to verify compliance to quality specifications.

Must demonstrate competence with tool room equipment. Must possess a toolmakers box of hand tools, gauges and instruments. Additional Qualifications: Able to communicate with supervisors and co-workers on the progress of assignments. Analyze information and evaluate results to obtain best solutions and solve problems.

Must keep work area clean. Working Conditions/Physical Demands: Moving in different positions to task in various environments. Constantly remaining in stationary positions, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods. Occasionally moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another. Occasionally adjusting or moving objects up to 50 pounds in all directions.

Constantly communicating with others to exchange information. Constantly repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. Constantly assessing accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned. Constantly working in a noisy environment.