Jig & Fixture Bldr A

Bell Textron Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Textron in Fort Worth, TX seeks an experienced Jig & Fixture Builder A to craft, assemble and repair jigs, fixtures, gauges and tooling for production assemblies. You will read drawings, lay out parts, and work with hydraulic, electrical and pneumatic components to exact tolerances.

Requires five years of jig/fixture building or tool-and-die experience, ability to set up tool room equipment, and precision measuring skills. Textron is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years’ experience in jig and fixture building and/or tool and die making experience.
• Must be able to work from drawing of part without benefit of tool design.
• Experience with alignment, compound angles, and coordinating related tools.

Responsibilities

• Devises, lays out, manufactures, assembles, reworks, and repairs jigs, fixtures, gauges, and necessary tools for assemblies.
• Uses a wide variety of raw materials.
• Mounts and aligns hydraulic, electrical/electronic, pneumatic and optical components as required.
• Works to precision tolerances as required.
• Uses precision measuring equipment to check work.
• May set up and use a range of tool room equipment and machines.

Skills

Drawing interpretation

Precision measurement

Precision alignment

Tools

Machinist hand tools

Job description

Job Number:

Jig & Fixture Bldr A (345941)

• Devises, lays out, manufactures, assembles, reworks, and repairs a wide variety of jigs, fixtures, gauges, special equipment, and necessary tools used for assemblies.
• Uses a wide variety of raw materials.
• It is required to mount and align such components as hydraulic, electrical/electronic, pneumatic and optical components as required in the tools manufactured.
• Works to precision tolerances as required.
• Uses a variety of precision measuring equipment in accomplishing and checking the work.
• Must be able to work from drawing of part without benefit of tool design.
• Devises methods of obtaining alignment, compound angles, locations and coordination of related tools.
• May be required to set up and use a variety of tool room equipment and machines.

Tools & Equipment Used:

• Machinists’ hand tools, tool room machines, and equipment, and tool room precision measuring instruments of all kinds.

Experience & Other Requirements:

• Five (5) years’ experience in jig and fixture building and/or tool and die making experience.

Textron is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V)

Date Modified: 5/31/65

EEO Statement

Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

ITAR and / or EAR Statement

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