Journey Tool & Die Maker

SSW PREMIER, LLC; Henderson (TN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational supplier in Henderson, TN, is looking for a skilled Tool & Die Maker for a full-time, on-site position. The successful candidate will analyze specifications and operate machine tools to create and repair various tools and dies. Responsibilities include monitoring work performance, inspecting completed work for quality, and ensuring compliance with specifications. Strong experience with precision measuring tools and machine operations is essential. This is an opportunity to join a reputable company with a legacy of innovation.

Qualifications

• Ability to monitor employee work levels and review performance.
• Experience in inspecting, testing, and measuring completed work.
• Strong understanding of blueprints, sketches, and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Analyze specifications and set up machine tools.
• Fit, assemble, and repair dies and tools.
• Conduct test runs and make necessary adjustments.

Skills

Monitoring work performance

Inspecting and testing

Studying blueprints

Using measuring instruments

Working with machine tools

Tools

Machine tools

Hand tools

Precision measuring tools

Job description

SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC is a growing multinational supplier to the global appliance OEMs. With more than 70 years of expertise and innovation, we design and sell components and systems to the residential appliance industry (refrigeration, cooking, laundry), commercial refrigeration, HVAC, retail display and home/office organizational markets. More information is available on our website

https://www.sswtechnologies.com/

Role Description

This is a 2nd shift, full-time on-site role for a Tool & Die Maker located in Henderson, TN. The Onsite Journey Tool Die Maker will analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cut tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.

Qualifications

• Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
• Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards.
• Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, 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.
• File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to fit them together properly.
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
• Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
• Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
• Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, or emery cloths.
• Lift, position, and secure machined parts on production lines or worktables, using hoists, vises, or angle plates.
• Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers. Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
• Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
• Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
• Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, drills, and hand tools.
• Use precision measuring tools or equipment.