Precision Tool & Die Maker — Hands-On Machining

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Metuchen (NJ); On-site; USD 41,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. seeks an experienced Tool & Die Maker to join our Metuchen, NJ team in a hands-on, fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will manufacture, repair, modify, and maintain tooling, dies, fixtures, jigs, and machine components to ensure precise fit, performance, and production reliability. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in tool & die making, strong shop math skills, blueprint reading, and experience with micrometers, calipers, and gauges.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of proven Tool & Die Making experience.
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience.
• Strong knowledge of shop math, geometry, and trigonometry.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, sketches, and specifications.
• Skilled in using micrometers, calipers, gauges, and other precision measuring instruments.
• Experience operating manual machine tools, including lathes, mills, and surface grinders.
• Experience with tooling, die, fixture, and jig manufacturing and repair.
• Ability to work to tight dimensional tolerances and exact specifications.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong commitment to workplace safety and proper use of PPE.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose machine errors, part defects, and tooling issues; resolve problems and document technical activities.
• Set up and operate manual machinery, including lathes, milling machines, and surface grinders.
• Manufacture, alter, and repair assembly machine components, tooling, dies, fixtures, and jigs.
• Assemble, disassemble, file, grind, smooth, and polish parts to achieve an exact fit.
• Verify part dimensions and test finished tools to ensure they meet specifications.
• Layout, construct, and repair machine parts, components, and related machinery.
• Make tools and dies from simple sketches or sample parts and envision the complete die.
• Maintain complete and accurate records for each die.
• Use shop equipment, machine tools, and precision measuring instruments.
• Perform a wide range of machining operations requiring setups and operating methods to achieve prescribed dimensional tolerances.
• Inspect dies after each use and replace or repair die components as required.
• Make and/or assist with die setup and provide technical guidance to set up personnel when needed.

Skills

Tool & Die Making

Manufacturing experience

Shop math

Blueprint reading

Precision measuring

Manual machining

Tolerance work

Safety PPE

Education

Apprenticeship/technical training

Tools

Micrometers

Calipers

Gauges

Job description

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. seeks an experienced Tool & Die Maker to join our Metuchen, NJ team in a hands-on, fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will manufacture, repair, modify, and maintain tooling, dies, fixtures, jigs, and machine components to ensure precise fit, performance, and production reliability. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in tool & die making, strong shop math skills, blueprint reading, and experience with micrometers, calipers, and gauges.