Toolmaker

Toolmakers are highly skilled employees responsible for producing tools and specialized parts and devices used on manufacturing machines in an automotive manufacturing plant. The work requires practical skill and knowledge as a Toolmaker to analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges and hand tools. The work may require interpreting specifications, blueprints, manufacturers' manuals, sketches or similar documents. The candidate must have the ability to plan the sequence of operation and materials required according to knowledge of computer technology, such as computer aided design, CAD, or computer aided manufacturing, CAM, to design and create instructions for the manufacture tools. The candidate will be required to test and inspect the tools that are created to ensure that they are true to the original design and function properly. The candidate must have excellent communication skills and the ability to problem solve. Candidate must be able to perform incidental tasks as required to complete the larger task.

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Basic knowledge of mathematics, algebra and physics
• 4 years of combined experience and training similar to that required in a bona fide apprenticeship program as a Tool Maker or Tool and Die Maker; OR a U.S. Department of Labor Completion of Apprenticeship Certificate as a Tool Maker or Tool and Die Maker; OR eight (8) years of documented Tool Maker or Tool and Die Maker experience; OR five (5) years of documented Tool Maker or Tool and Die Maker experience and three (3) years in a related trade
• Experience as a Toolmaker in a manufacturing environment

Ability, with or without reasonable accommodation, to:

• Work any shift and work overtime, including daily, weekends and holidays as required

• Set-up, service and make program and/or parameter changes to Destackers, Washers, Re-oilers, Exit conveyors, and Racking Systems.

• Installing and maintaining tooling and crossbars; i.e. cam rollers, suction cups, vacuum lines, and tooling aides.

• Clearing and preparing line for automatic die set, correcting faults and restarting machine during die sets.

• Service and set all loading automation.

• Construct and service automation booms

• Work from blueprints, drawings, layouts or other specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools or assemblies
• Verify dimensions, alignments and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers and dial indicators
• Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes and tolerances of assemblies, based upon specifications
• 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
• File, grind, shim and adjust different parts to properly fit them together
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair or modify jigs, gauges and tools using machine tools and hand tools
• Perform tests with completed tools to ensure that parts meet specifications; make adjustments as necessary
• Lift, position and secure machine parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, vblocks or angle plates
• Measure, mark and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes and rulers
• Cut, shape and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rulers and hand tools◦
• Design jigs, fixtures and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products
• Select materials to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerances
• Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly
• Perform incidental tasks as required to complete the larger task
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of G-Suite preferred

Relocation is not provided for this position