Tool Maker II

Indium Corporation•City of Utica, NY

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Tool Maker II is responsible for performing a variety of manual duties and using independent thinking to process and complete tooling functions for the operation of Indium machinery. Work is performed with little direction and with minimal supervision. Essential job functions include fabricating tooling as specified and scheduled by the Tool Design Manager, choosing, setting up, and operating machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, sharpeners, and grinders to fashion tooling. The role may involve estimating labor hours and materials for tooling, lubricating machines, maintaining department equipment, and completing all required documentation to track work, record scrap, and maintain accuracy of parts and inventory. The Tool Maker II is also expected to suggest design changes, perform sharpening, CAD functions, and welding operations, work with different tooling with minimal scrapped parts, make determinations regarding support tools like mics, gages, lathes, dies, and hand tools, read and interpret complex drawings, identify improvement areas, and uphold business certifications and quality standards.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
4 years of related work experience or 2 years of related work experience plus a Tooling Journeyworker Card required
Proven ability to operate standard tool room and/or machine shop equipment
Ability to interpret dimensional drawings
Ability to design custom tooling & fixtures
Good oral and written communication skills
Advanced math skills
Basic organizational skills
Provide own source of transportation for any local/day travel, including travel between Indium Corporation facilities

Responsibilities

Fabricate tooling as specified and scheduled by the Tool Design Manager and issue the same to the tool library
Choose, set up, and operate machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, sharpeners, and grinders to fashion tooling
May estimate labor hours and materials to build as quoted tooling or repairs
Lubricate machines and maintain department equipment as necessary to create the required tooling
Complete all required documentation to track work, record scrap, and maintain the accuracy of completed parts and required inventory
Suggest changes in design involving application, economy, and process of manufacture to the proper personnel
Perform sharpening, CAD functions, and welding operations when necessary
Work with and manipulate different tooling with minimal scrapped parts
Make determinations regarding a variety of support tools such as mics, gages, lathes, dies, and hand tools
Read and interpret complex drawings and diagrams and perform related tasks
Identify key areas of improvement in operating functions and communicate these effectively to management
Uphold the standards necessary to maintain our business certifications and to maintain good quality standards and practices associated with them
Performs other duties and special projects as assigned