Tool & Die Maker

Ice Industries • Grenada, MS

13d • Onsite

About The Position

To build, repair and maintain dies, tooling, and fixtures to support production.

Requirements

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, reference material, diagrams, or other manufacturer’s material related to the products to be machined.
• Familiar with machinery tools such as lathes, grinders, and milling machines.
• Good shop mathematics knowledge.
• Knowledge of various measuring instruments such as micrometers, height gauges, and tape measures.
• Able to machine a product within correct tolerances and dimensions utilizing tooling equipment and proper procedures.
• Must be able to set up and operate all tool room equipment
• Understand and work within all safety rules
• Proper operation of forklift
• Proper operation of hoists and cranes
• Able to load and feed steel and material into dies.
• Knowledge of how to adjust for steel/material alignment in dies.
• Perform re-set ups and die changeovers
• Proper use of OD & ID Micrometers, Calipers, Height Gages, Thread Gages, and Dial Indicators.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with resistance welding is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Builds and repairs machine shop tools using machining operations and measuring instruments.
• Works from blueprints and sketches to create or modify tools, dies, jigs and molds.
• Build or repair equipment such as dies, and die sections, utilizing blueprints, sketches, descriptions, templates, etc.
• Perform preventative maintenance checks on tools and equipment utilized in the Toolroom
• Operates various machines such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, and grinders to machine parts
• Keeps work area clean and uncluttered by removing scrap pieces from machinery, floors and properly disposing of scrap
• May be required to go to the area where the finished product is installed to observe or adjust the part or equipment as needed.
• Other job duties and projects as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed