Tool & Die Maker: Dies, Tooling & Precision Maintenance

Masterack; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Masterack is seeking an experienced Tool & Die Maker with hands-on experience building, repairing, maintaining, and troubleshooting dies and production tooling in a manufacturing setting. This is a skilled-trades role focused on stamping/forming dies, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and precision tooling.

You will read tooling drawings and CAD prints, machine replacements with mills, lathes, and grinders, fit components to tight tolerances, and collaborate with production and maintenance to minimize

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on Tool & Die Maker or closely related tool-room experience.
• Direct experience building, repairing, maintaining, or troubleshooting production dies/tooling.
• Experience with metal stamping or forming dies strongly preferred.
• Ability to read blueprints, tooling drawings, and dimensional specifications.
• Experience using precision measuring equipment (micrometers, calipers).

Responsibilities

• Build, repair, modify, and maintain dies, tooling, jigs, fixtures, and gauges.
• Troubleshoot production dies and tooling to identify wear, damage, alignment issues, and failures.
• Disassemble, inspect, repair, fit, and reassemble dies and tooling.
• Perform preventive maintenance on production dies and tooling.
• Read and interpret tooling drawings, blueprints, engineering drawings, and CAD prints.
• Machine replacement or repair components using mills, lathes, surface grinders, CNC equipment, and other tool-room machinery.
• Fit and assemble tooling components to tight dimensional tolerances.
• Use micrometers, calipers, indicators, gauges, and other precision measuring equipment.
• Work with production and maintenance teams to minimize downtime caused by tooling issues.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area.

Skills

Tool & Die Maker

Troubleshooting

Blueprint reading

Precision measurement

Tools

Manual mills

Lathes

Grinders

CNC equipment

Surface grinders

Job description

Masterack is seeking an experienced Tool & Die Maker with hands-on experience building, repairing, maintaining, and troubleshooting dies and production tooling in a manufacturing setting. This is a skilled-trades role focused on stamping/forming dies, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and precision tooling.

You will read tooling drawings and CAD prints, machine replacements with mills, lathes, and grinders, fit components to tight tolerances, and collaborate with production and maintenance to minimize