Tool & Die Maker

Job Description

Job Description

Tenpe, AZ - Full Time Job

Job Title: Tooland Die Maker Level I

Department: Tool Room

Reports To: Tool Room Supervisor

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly with OT for anything over 40 hours)

SUMMARY:

Analyze specifications, layout metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists hand tools.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.

Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.

Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.

Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.

Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.

Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.

Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

QUALIFICATIONS:

Prior Press work experience & Tool and Die Work

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

5 years as a Machinist

1 years of Press work and Assembly preferred

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY:

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Ability to interpret a variety