Job Title: Tool and Die Maker
Location: Erlanger, KY
Duration: Direct Hire
NOTE: Looking for an "old school" tool and die maker, not someone who just has CNC experience.
Job Description
Duties/Responsibilities:
" Uses manual machining equipment to build fixtures.
" Repairs fixtures, molds, and tools when needed; disassembles molds, jigs, tools, and fixtures, then reassembles when repaired.
" Reads and understands blueprints and complicated schematics as required to create and build new fixtures, tools, and machine parts.
" Inspects completed tools and dies for signs of imperfection or damage that may affect functionality.
" Demonstrated mechanical ability.
" Able to identify and explain basic tools and their usage
" Drilling ,tapping ,deburring with proper equipment and methods
" Possess welding and fabrication skills with abilities to improve quality .
" Have a desire to gain knowledge in the shop as well as on their own.
" Be able to read and draw a basic print and understand the goals of what we do in a tool shop.
" Build on prior trades experience and refine the skills necessary to be a tool maker .
" Keep shop and tools clean and organized.
" Able to plan next step in a process and prepare.
" Able to read measuring tools: tape measure ,scale, micrometer ,calipers, height gage.
" Regularly tests all equipment, tools, and machines to ensure they are arranged and set properly and working efficiently.
" Modifies machine parameters to control speed, material feed, or path of cut as required to ensure a quality product is produced within specifications.
" Maintains a safe, clean, and well-organized workspace.
" Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Tool and Die Maker
- Minimum 5 years in machining and alteration of tools, dies, jigs and fixtures
- Understanding of mathematics, handbook formulas and trigonometry.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Thorough knowledge of machine shop practice, principles of machine tool operations and mechanics, working qualities of materials.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Good communication skills