Tool & Die Maker: CAD-Driven Machining Expert

North Star Company; California; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

North Star Company in Gardena, California, seeks a hands-on Tool & Die Maker to construct and maintain tooling in the Tool Room under Engineering direction. You will read blueprints, set up mills and grinders, and verify tooling with test runs to ensure quality.

Ideal candidates have a vocational/technical degree and experience with metalworking tools. MasterCam and SolidWorks knowledge is a plus. This role prioritizes precision and reliability in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to read blueprints and CAD drawings.
• Proficient with metalworking tools including drills, milling machines, grinders, and lathes.
• Experience interpreting blueprints and design schematics.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret blueprints, design schematics, and CAD drawings.
• Design jigs and templates as work aids in the fabrication of parts.
• Measure and mark metal stock for machining.
• Set up machine tools such as drills, lathes, grinders, and milling machines.
• Cutting and shaping blocks to specified dimensions.
• Fitting and assembling tools and die parts.
• Inspect finished dies and tools for defects, smoothness, and contour deformities.
• Conduct test runs with completed tools and dies.

Skills

Blueprint Reading

CAD Drafting

Jigs & Templates

Measuring

Stock Marking

Machine Setup

Block Machining

Tool Assembly

Inspection

Test Runs

Education

Vocational/Technical degree

Tools

MasterCam

SolidWorks

Job description

North Star Company in Gardena, California, seeks a hands-on Tool & Die Maker to construct and maintain tooling in the Tool Room under Engineering direction. You will read blueprints, set up mills and grinders, and verify tooling with test runs to ensure quality.

Ideal candidates have a vocational/technical degree and experience with metalworking tools. MasterCam and SolidWorks knowledge is a plus. This role prioritizes precision and reliability in a manufacturing setting.