Tool & Die Maker

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Relocation Assistance

Tuition Reimbursement

Progression

Full Benefits

401(k)

PTO & Holidays

Weekends Off

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited is seeking a certified Tool & Die Maker for a Hartford, CT based role. You will set up, condition, and adjust tooling in the pressroom, reading blueprints to meet exact tolerances for medical, aerospace, and defense components.

The position offers a $100,000–$150,000 salary, a $10k sign-on bonus, 10% shift differential on 2nd shift, plus relocation assistance, funded training, tuition reimbursement, progression opportunities, full benefits, 401(k), and generous

Qualifications

• Certified Tool & Die Maker required or equivalent certification.
• Strong tooling skills and hands-on tooling setup experience.
• Blueprint reading and GD&T proficiency (no degree required).

Responsibilities

• Setting up, conditioning, and adjusting tooling in the pressroom to produce precision components for medical devices, aircraft, and defense systems.
• Installing tools into the press and making precise adjustments to hold tight tolerances.
• Collaborating with process engineers, quality, and program managers to ensure tooling prints accurately.

Skills

Tooling experience

Mechanical capability

Blueprint reading

GD&T

Education

No degree required

Tools

Press tools

Job description

Tool & Die Maker (1st and 2nd Shift available)

$100,000 - $150,000 per year + $10,000 Sign-On Bonus + 10% Shift Differential (2nd Shift) + Overtime + Relocation Assistance + Funded Training + Tuition Reimbursement + Progression + Full Benefits + 401(k) + 3 Weeks PTO + 8 Holidays + Weekends Off!

Hartford, CT

Are you a certified Tool & Die Maker looking to work on complex, high-precision tooling across a genuinely diverse range of industries, at a long-established, family-owned manufacturer with real routes to progress?

On offer is the chance to work hands-on with precision tooling on challenging, difficult-to-make components, with funded training, tuition reimbursement, and a clear path to progress into Tool Designer, Team Lead, and Management positions.

This is a long-established, family-owned manufacturer and a leading name in precision components, producing intricate, high-specification parts for demanding industries including medical, aerospace, and defense. They collaborate with major names on challenging, high-value components, offering varied specialist work alongside the security of a stable business with famously low staff turnover.

In this role, you will work in the pressroom setting up, conditioning, and adjusting tooling to bring parts to print. Working from blueprints, you will install tools into the press, diagnose and make adjustments to achieve tight tolerances, and collaborate closely with machinists, process engineers, program managers, and the quality team to keep production running to a high standard.

This role is perfect for a certified Tool & Die Maker with strong tooling and mechanical skills, looking for varied, specialist work, funded development, and a clear path to progress.

The Role

• Setting up, conditioning, and adjusting tooling in the pressroom to produce precision components for medical devices, aircraft, and defense systems.
• Installing tools into the press and making precise adjustments to hold the tight tolerances these critical parts demand.
• Working alongside process engineers, quality, and program managers to bring intricate, high-specification tooling to print.

The Person:

• Certified Tool & Die Maker with strong tooling experience
• Strong mechanical capability and able to set up, condition, and adjust tools
• Blueprint reading and GD&T (no degree required)

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We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.