Job description
Overview:
Reporting to the Tool & Die Manager, the journeyman Tool & Die Maker analyzes specifications, lays out metal stock, sets up and operates machine tools, and fits and assembles parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools. Responsibilities:
Job Expectations:
Physical Demands
Activity
N/A
Occasionally
Frequently
Regularly
Average lbs.
Lift/Carry
X
50
Push/Pull
X
50
Reach Overhead
X
Comments: Moderate to heavy physical effort required to perform the basis essentials of the job. Frequently required to bend and stoop. Specific vision abilities required: close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Climb
X
Squat/Bend/Kneel
X
Sit
X
Stand
X
Walk/Move About
X
Equal opportunity employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Tool & Die Maker - 2nd shift - Fall River
Reporting to the Tool & Die Manager, the journeyman Tool & Die Maker analyzes specifications, lays out metal stock, sets up and operates machine tools, and fits and assembles parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.
- Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
- Prepares work to be accomplished by studying assembly instructions, blueprint specifications, and parts lists; gathering parts, subassemblies, tools, and materials.
- 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.
- File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
- Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
- Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
- Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
- Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
- Journeyman Tool & Die Maker certificate.
- 5-7 years of prior Tool & Die Maker experience.
- Prior experience using Pro-E/Creo or other 3-D modeling software preferred.
- Previous experience working within a highly technical environment.
- Strong basic math skills.
- Previous experience with light electrical assembly and/or heavy equipment assembly.
- Previous forklift experience.
- Exposure to a Lean manufacturing environment.
- Basic knowledge in blue prints reading and torque values.
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to efficiently work in a team and coordinate work with other departments.
- Aptitude to take orders and execute the same efficiently.
- High school degree, diploma or a GED equivalent qualification from is accredited institution.
- Demonstrated detail orientation, self motivation skills and ability to multi-task.
- Good finger and hand dexterity.
Job Expectations:
Equipment Operated: Forklift, measurement devices, wrenches, screwdrivers, AWP, and various other hand and power tools.
Physical Demands
Physical Activity:
Activity
N/A
Occasionally
Frequently
Regularly
Average lbs.
Lift/Carry
X
50
Push/Pull
X
50
Reach Overhead
X
Comments: Moderate to heavy physical effort required to perform the basis essentials of the job. Frequently required to bend and stoop. Specific vision abilities required: close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Climb
X
Squat/Bend/Kneel
X
Sit
X
Stand
X
Walk/Move About
X
Equal opportunity employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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