Tool & Die Maker - We Hire People

A leading manufacturer we represent is currently seeking an experienced Die Maker for a direct hire opportunity. This position offers a generous starting wage, a strong benefits package (Health, Dental, Vision, 401K), paid time off, and room for advancement.

Scope of the job: Lays out, machines, fits, assembles, and finishes detailed components and parts to make, maintain, and troubleshoot single-hit, progressive, transfer, and spinning dies--analyzing specifications and applying knowledge of die design and construction.

Responsibilities:

•  Studies blueprints of products and dies, prototypes of products, and die models
•  Visualizes structure and function of die and plans operations, applying knowledge of shop mathematics, machining, and assembly method, properties of sheet metal under pressure, and metal-forming presses
•  Measures, marks, and scribes tools and stock for machining
•  Sets up and operates machine tools, such as lathe, milling machine, and grinder to machine parts to specifications;verifies correctness of machined parts to specifications
• Lifts machined parts manually or using a hoist and positions them on a worktable for assembly
• Shapes, smoothes, and fits flat and contoured surfaces of die members and parts, using hand tools such as stones, files, and powered grinders
• Verifies dimensions, clearances, and alignment of members and parts in die, using dial indicators, gage blocks, thickness gages, and micrometers
• Dowels and bolts parts together, using hand tools such as hammers and wrenches
• May operate power press, perform final adjustments and refinement operations on die in press, and inspect piece part product, to complete tryout of die for Initial Sample Inspection Report (ISIR)
• Exercises judgment to manufacture components and dies in a timely, efficient manner--using available, real manufacturing capabilities