Tool and Die Maker 1 Erlanger, KY

Axillon Aerospace, Inc.; Erlanger (KY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Erlanger, Kentucky is looking for a skilled tool maker to operate manual machining equipment. Responsibilities include building and repairing fixtures, interpreting blueprints, inspecting tools for quality, and maintaining a clean workspace. Candidates should have demonstrated mechanical abilities and experience with basic tools. This role offers a chance to grow skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated mechanical ability.
• Ability to identify and explain basic tools and their usage.
• Welding and fabrication skills with abilities to improve quality.

Responsibilities

• Uses manual machining equipment to build fixtures.
• Repairs and maintains fixtures, molds, and tools.
• Reads and understands blueprints to create and build new items.
• Inspects tools and dies for signs of imperfection.
• Keeps shop and tools clean and organized.

Skills

Manual machining

Blueprint reading

Mechanical ability

Welding and fabrication

Tool identification

Measuring tools usage

Job description

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Uses manual machining equipment to build fixtures.
• Repairs fixtures, molds, and tools when needed; disassembles molds, jigs, tools, and fixtures, then reassembles when repaired.
• Reads and understands blueprints and complicated schematics as required to create and build new fixtures, tools, and machine parts.
• Inspects completed tools and dies for signs of imperfection or damage that may affect functionality.
• Demonstrated mechanical ability.
• Able to identify and explain basic tools and their usage
• Drilling ,tapping ,deburring with proper equipment and methods
• Possess welding and fabrication skills with abilities to improve quality .
• Have a desire to gain knowledge in the shop as well as on their own.
• Be able to read and draw a basic print and understand the goals of what we do in a tool shop.
• Build on prior trades experience and refine the skills necessary to be a tool maker .
• Keep shop and tools clean and organized.
• Able to plan next step in a process and prepare.
• Able to read measuring tools: tape measure ,scale, micrometer ,calipers, height gage.
• Regularly tests all equipment, tools, and machines to ensure they are arranged and set properly and working efficiently.
• Modifies machine parameters to control speed, material feed, or path of cut as required to ensure a quality product is produced within specifications.
• Maintains a safe, clean, and well-organized workspace.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.