Jig & Fixture Bldr A

Bell Flight; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Bell Textron Inc. in Fort Worth, TX, is seeking a skilled machinist to design, lay out, manufacture, assemble, rework and repair jigs, fixtures, gauges, and tools used for assemblies in our manufacturing facility.

You will mount and align hydraulic, electrical/electronic, pneumatic and optical components, work to tight tolerances, and use precision measuring instruments to verify work, reading drawings without designer support.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Devises, lays out, manufactures, assembles, reworks, and repairs a wide variety of jigs, fixtures, gauges, special equipment, and necessary tools used for assemblies.
• Mounts and aligns 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

Machinists’ hand tools

Tool room machines

Precision measuring instruments

Job description

• 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.
  

• 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.
  

Date Modified:

5/31/65

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

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.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The ITAR/EAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee. Non-U.S. persons selected must meet eligibility requirements for access to export-restricted information.

Recruiting Company

Bell Textron Inc.

Primary Location

US-Texas-Fort Worth

Job Field

Manufacturing

Schedule

Full-time

Job Level

Individual Contributor

Job Type

Standard

Shift

First Shift

Job Posting

11/04/2026, 3:28:55 PM