Precision Tool & Die Artisan

Louver Group; North Carolina; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Louver Group in North Carolina is seeking a Tool and Die Maker to read blueprints, set up machines, and work from prints, specifications, and orders. You will select and adjust tools, manage dies, and ensure parts meet standards using micrometers, calipers, and gauges.

You will maintain inventory, perform routine machine maintenance, and uphold safety protocols while performing inspections and quality checks on finished items.

Qualifications

• High School or Trade School graduate required; tool and die maker experience preferred with certification.
• Ability to read and write.
• Read and follow work orders.
• Ability to read a measuring tape.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Ability to inspect material.
• Occasionally lift 75 to 100 pounds.
• Repetitive bending, reaching, lifting and twisting.

Responsibilities

• Operate machinery such as drill presses, grinders, lathes and milling machines.
• Select, adjust, replace and sharpen tools, cutters, fixtures.
• Adjust speeds, feeds, travel, stops and guides.
• Disassemble, grind with fixtures, reassemble; replace punches and inserts.
• Maintain inventory of commonly used parts, tools and materials; inform supervisor of low inventories.
• Review dies and items leaving tool room; ensure compliance to prints and standards.
• Perform machine maintenance to troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair mechanical problems.
• Detect and report defective or unsafe equipment or material; follow safety rules.

Skills

Reading and writing

Ability to follow instructions

Attention to detail

Manual dexterity

Education

High School or Trade School Graduate

Certification preferred

Tools

Micrometers

Vernier calipers

Depth gauges

Gauges

Surface plate

Hand tools

Lathe

Milling machines

Drill presses

Grinders

Job description

Louver Group in North Carolina is seeking a Tool and Die Maker to read blueprints, set up machines, and work from prints, specifications, and orders. You will select and adjust tools, manage dies, and ensure parts meet standards using micrometers, calipers, and gauges.

You will maintain inventory, perform routine machine maintenance, and uphold safety protocols while performing inspections and quality checks on finished items.