Tool & Die Maker - 3rd Shift

Vollrath Careers•Sheboygan, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position requires the individual to be a certified journeyman for Tool and Die Making. Under general supervision, individuals will perform duties such as planning and performing all bench and required machine operations. This will include prototype work, constructing or making alterations and repairs to production tools, and the building of jigs, fixtures, punches, dies, molds, gauges, templates, or patterns. All work will involve a high degree of skill and thorough knowledge of tool building practices.

Requirements

Certified journeyman for Tool and Die Making.
High degree of skill and thorough knowledge of tool building practices.
Experience with lathes, surface grinders, drilling machines, turning machines and mills.
Knowledge of CNC lathes, CNC mills and wire EDM.
Ability to work with complex CAD models and drawings for work that requires close tolerances.
Ability to understand and use shop mathematics and handbook formulas.
Capability of using machine tools and hand tools to properly fit and assemble parts, repair or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools.
Ability to verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
Ability to study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan operation sequences for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
Ability to evaluate material properties and metallurgical characteristics to determine appropriate machining methods, heat treatment processes, and tolerances for tools and dies.
Ability to perform precision boring and threading operations to achieve proper class of fit for tooling components.
MIG and TIG Welding.
CNC equipment programming.
Ability to operate horizontal or vertical band saws to cut tool steel and alloys to size per print requirements.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of G-Code, CAD/CAM and programing experience (Solid Works, Smart CAM, or Master CAM would be a plus).

Responsibilities

Lay out work processes and sequences of operations required to fabricate specified tools.
Identify the necessary materials as required or specified for the job.
Setup and operate manual machines – experience with lathes, surface grinders, drilling machines, turning machines and mills is required.
Knowledge of CNC lathes, CNC mills and wire EDM.
Assemble dies and fixtures and tryout tests.
Perform inspection and tryout operations as specified for tooling and equipment.
Must be able to work with complex CAD models, drawings for work that requires close tolerances.
Must be able to understand and use shop mathematics and handbook formulas.
Must be capable of using machine tools and hand tools to properly fit and assemble parts, repair or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools.
Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
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.
Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
Studies blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan operation sequences for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies; verifies dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts using measuring instruments.
Evaluate material properties and metallurgical characteristics to determine appropriate machining methods, heat treatment processes, and tolerances for tools and dies.
Perform precision boring and threading operations to achieve proper class of fit for tooling components.
MIG and TIG Welding.
CNC equipment programming.
Operate horizontal or vertical band saws to cut tool steel and alloys to size per print requirements.