Tool Maker

Job Description

M-F 8am-5pm

SUMMARY: Perform all duties involved with building, debugging, analyzing, altering and correcting new tools and production tools in a time frame that fully satisfies established lead times and production schedules with minimum supervision.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work from blueprints, sketches, concepts, and verbal instructions to devise and build dies, jigs, fixture, and tooling to meet requirements.

• Operation of all conventional tool room machinery, equipment, and an understanding of the basic operation and concepts of all CNC equipment.

• Perform part inspection from tryouts and production in order to evaluate tooling performance to required specifications and make recommendations for alteration or repair.

• Tryout of new or existing dies in tool room and production presses.

• Diagnose and correct die and tooling difficulties.

• Assist, advise, and instruct less experienced personnel to meet required levels of performance in the technical and safety aspects of all tooling processes and operations.

• Recommend ideas for improving die concepts to positively impact tooling maintenance and production processes.

• Use of all tool room precision measuring equipment

• Regularly work to close tolerances 0001 in the manufacturing of tooling components.

• Check, measure, and inspect all types of die components, and tooling for accuracy to perform stamping and forming production operations as authorized

• Confer with appropriate engineers and production departments to resolve problems.

• Active role in providing constructive input to design concept and design review meetings.

• Adheres to quality and safety systems or maintenance of quality and safety standards.

REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge of die design and or mold design and plastic’s materials; manual drill presses, manual milling machines, band saws, lathes, surface grinders, radius dressers, conventional EDM equipment, heat treatment equipment and all precision measuring devices

Ability to read blue prints

Good communication skills

Abilities to use both hands for repetitive wrist, hand, and fingers motions

Ability to stand, walk, stoop, bend, and lift up to 50 pounds for long periods of time.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

5 years tool and die experience preferred

Associate Degree in Applicable Tooling, Engineering, or Mechanical Design field preferred

PCE, Inc recognizes that veterans and an individual with a disability may require an accommodation to enable them to successfully perform a job function. Should you require such an accommodation, please indicate the job function and suggested accommodation. PCE, Inc. will attempt to make reasonable accommodation. PCE is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Full-time