Tool Maker

ALL REALTRUCK Career•Mesquite, TX

About The Position

The Tool Maker will operate band saw, sanders, grinders, drills, lathes, milling and boring machines to build and repair custom tools, molds, and trim fixtures that are used to manufacture a variety of products. The Tool Maker must be able to ensure quality standards are maintained for each tooling/mold, jigs and fixtures created as they are manufacturing tools and aids used to increase the reliability, accuracy and quality of the manufacturing process while minimizing production cycle times and improving worker safety. Shift- Monday-Friday- 5:00am-1:30pm

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience is required.
Small press machine 2 years of experience
1-3 years of related experience required.
Skilled in operating band saw, sanders, grinders, drills, lathes, milling, and boring machines.
Skill to layout cavities to pour epoxy for production molds.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Knowledge of the steps to follow to ensure proper surface quality, vacuum holes, and proper curing of the epoxy.
Knowledge of chemicals is needed to produce epoxy molds and trim fixtures from urethane.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or related job experience is preferred.
CNC Programmer preferred
3-5 years of related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Repair production tooling when necessary.
Sand, drill vacuum holes, produce prototype from plastic sheet.
Band saw, table saw, powered sander, hand drill, drill press.
Experience in fabrication Repair production tooling and replace parts when necessary.
Weld and fabricate using measuring tools.
Shop equipment steel cutting saws.
Use welding skills with both mig and tig welder.
Create trim out fixtures and jigs for Production.
Build fixtures to fit each manufactured part which is vital for optimizing manufacturing processes, reducing scrap material, and improving accuracy and repeatability of processes, reducing the level of skill required to operate jigs and fixtures and increasing productivity.
Sand and hand polish new molds/tooling.
Use tool design skill set to design progressive dies utilized in production from vehicle parts without help from engineering.
Design of tooling frames and other structures for tooling.

Benefits

Enjoy great benefits like medical, dental, and vision coverage, company-paid life insurance and disability, and a 401(k) with company match (eligible the first of the month after you start).
Need balance? We’ve got wellbeing days and parental leave.
Want to grow? Take advantage of educational reimbursement.
Plus, earn referral bonuses and score exclusive employee discounts on RealTruck products.

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