Tool & Die Maker - Night Shift *$3,500 Sign On Bonus

Sigma Engineered Solutions; York (York County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health coverage

Paid time off allowances

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

A global solutions provider is seeking a Tool & Die Maker in York, PA. You will be responsible for constructing and modifying multi-station metal working dies, fabricating new tools, and providing training to others. This position requires journeyman certification and strong mechanical skills. The role includes a night shift with a 10% differential. Benefits include competitive pay, health coverage, and paid time off allowances. Join a team dedicated to exceeding customer expectations.

Qualifications

• Journeyman certification required.
• Strong mechanical aptitude essential.
• Experience with tool and die design is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Constructs and modifies multi-station metal working dies.
• Machines parts and verifies conformance to specifications.
• Trains apprentices and junior staff.

Skills

Mechanical knowledge and skill

Precision measuring instruments usage

Operating machine tools

Analyzing tools malfunction

Training others

Education

Tool & Die Maker Journeyman Papers

Job description

Job Title

Tool & Die Maker

Shift Schedule

• Monday – Thursday; 4:00pm – 2:00am
• Effective 2/9/26, Monday – Thursday; 3:00pm – 1:00am

For Working an Off Shift

For working an off shift, you will be eligible for a 10% shift differential, in addition to the base rate.

Company Overview

Since 1982, Sigma Engineered Solutions has been on an incredible journey. We started with just one plant in India and have expanded to 13 locations around the world. What began as a cost‑effective supplier of low‑voltage electrical products has grown into a global solutions provider of highly engineered, complex metal components, including machined parts and precision metal stampings.

At Sigma Engineered Solutions “your success is our mission.” It’s a promise we live by daily and it defines everything we do whether you are a team member or customer.

Job Summary

Completes all assignments to construct, modify, and condition multi‑station metal working dies and will fabricate new gages, cutting and forming tools, and fixtures, applying knowledge of tool and die design and construction to machining, layout, assembly, and condition procedures.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lays out work assignments of all complexity levels utilizing verbal instructions, rough sketches, tooling and product prints and visualizes product.
• Computes dimensions, establishes reference points, centerlines, and guidelines on tooling and product measures, marks and scribes metal stock for machining purposes.
• Determines necessary machine operations and set‑up along with operating machine tools such as lathe, milling machine, grinder, to machine parts and verifies conformance of machined parts to desired specifications.
• Fits and assembles component parts into completed unit on mechanism and verifies dimensions, alignment, and clearance. File, stones, grinds, scrapers or perform other smoothing or blending operations to enable parts to fit properly. May use shims to correct improper fit and correct alignment.
• Sets die in press and trial runs to assure proper clearance under pressure and to check for binding. Check and inspect completed stamped parts for adherence to engineering specifications.
• Analyzes and corrects complex tools malfunctioning in newly constructed or modified dies, verifying dimensions, alignments, clearances, making any adjustments or corrections to die or die parts to rectify tolerance deviations occurring in the stamped product.
• Recommends changes in tooling design under general approval of engineering to improve such factors as life, quality and quantity of tooling and product while conditioning dies to prevent breakage of small intricate die tooling or elimination design problems.
• Utilizes toolmakers hand tools and all related hand tools.
• Utilizes precision measuring instruments such as height gauges, gauge blocks, and comparators. Dial indicators, toolmakers microscope and micrometers to ensure parts are to proper specification and to check over die assembly to ensure that each station is in correct position.
• Heat treats harden, stress relieve and anneal tool steel and case harden machine steel, if needed.
• As required, provides instruction and training to apprentices and trainees and employees in less classifications.
• Follow safe work practices and keep the work area clean and organized.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Follow documented policies and procedures as designated by the company’s Employee Handbook and Local Work Rules. In addition, adhere to the proper Code of Conduct while on company property.

Requirements

Must possess Tool & Die Maker Journeyman Papers.

Mechanical knowledge and skill required.

Additional Information

At Sigma Engineered Solutions our vision is to be the global partner of choice by exceeding customer expectations. Our team members are essential to our customers success, and we look for these qualities when adding members to our team:

• exemplary honesty and integrity
• customer focused
• strive for continuous improvement in all they do
• are courageous and trustworthy
• are committed to teamwork
• are socially and environmentally responsible
• act proactively in the best interest of all stakeholders

If you share these qualities and you feel your background is not a perfect fit for a job, we encourage you to apply! Your background may have a telling story that makes you a better fit than you realize.

We are hard at work to make sure our people are taken care of and our benefits meet their needs. What does this look like?

• Competitive pay
• Health coverage
• Paid time off allowances
• Employee Assistance Program

Legal Notice

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.