Tool & Die Maker
Core
Plan and fabricate precision tooling, jigs, fixtures, and dies for manufacturing processes, ensuring extremely close tolerances.
Role type
Journeyman Tool & Die Maker
Builds
Custom tooling, gages, dies, jigs, fixtures, and special machine parts
Domain
Manufacturing / Precision Engineering
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
blueprint reading, shop math, GD&T principles, precision measurement, CMM programming, manual material handling
Preferred skills
tool room machine operation, trigonometry, fabrication of tooling
Responsibilities
Plan and make bench layouts of tools and fixtures; Perform first-article and final dimension inspections; Load, execute, and troubleshoot CMM programs; Perform calibration and preventative maintenance on CMM probes; Use precision measuring instruments like micrometers and height gauges; Work from blueprints, sketches, and 3-D models.