Precision Toolmaker - Dies, Jigs & Prototypes Specialist

Taylor Commercial Foodservice LLC; Rockton Township (IL); On-site; USD 58,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Company in Rockton, Illinois, is seeking a skilled machinist/toolmaker to create and repair complex tools, dies, and prototypes. The role involves reading prints, setting up lathes and milling machines, and ensuring parts meet exact specifications.

Applicants should have 3–4 years of related experience and 1.5 years of post-high school technical training. On-site work with full benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Education: 1.5 years commercial, vocational or other specialized training beyond high school.
• Experience: 3–4 years related work experience.
• Manual dexterity and precise mechanical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Studies print specs, sketches, and descriptions to visualize product to be made.
• Designs, develops and computes dimensions; plans layout and assembly operations.
• Sets-up and operates all machine tools including lathe, grinder and milling machine to machine parts and verify conformance to specifications.
• Assembles mechanisms and parts to close tolerances.
• Verifies dimensions, alignments, and clearances on finished jigs, fixtures, dies, and prototypes using measuring instruments.
• Heat treats tools or parts as required.
• Repairs and modifies existing tools, jigs, fixture, etc. and builds prototypes.
• Instructs requesting department on operation of finished parts.
• Corrects any nonconformance to requirements associated with toolroom.
• Keeps production records.

Education

Technical training

Job description

Taylor Company in Rockton, Illinois, is seeking a skilled machinist/toolmaker to create and repair complex tools, dies, and prototypes. The role involves reading prints, setting up lathes and milling machines, and ensuring parts meet exact specifications.

Applicants should have 3–4 years of related experience and 1.5 years of post-high school technical training. On-site work with full benefits is offered.