Tool & Die Maker IV - Precision Tooling & Process Engineering

Chromalloy Corporation; Florida; On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with employer matching

Paid time off

Bonuses

Job summary

Chromalloy is seeking a Tool Maker to analyze specifications and set up and operate conventional, special-purpose, and numerical-control machines. This role fabricates and repairs metalworking injection tools, cutting tools, jigs and fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.

You will study blueprints, measure and mark dimensions, and select fixtures and tools for mills, lathes, and grinders. Collaboration with engineers and production staff is essential to resolve issues and ensure quality.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1–2 years of related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and communicate effectively with groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to calculate proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume and apply basic algebra and geometry.
• Training in loading, labeling, transferring, and moving hazardous materials in accordance with RCRA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Study blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, and sample parts to determine dimensions, tolerances, sequence of operations, and setup requirements.
• Measure, mark, and scribe dimensions and reference points on materials or workpieces for subsequent machining.
• Select, align, and secure fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on mills, lathes, jig borers, grinders, shapers, and similar equipment.
• Calculate and set machining controls for speed, feed, coolant flow, depth, and angle of cut, or enter commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine-control media.
• Start and observe machine operations, identify malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, and adjust controls or control media as needed.
• Verify finished workpieces meet specifications and perform trial runs to confirm machine settings or programmed control data.
• Fit and assemble parts, then verify assembly dimensions and alignment.
• Install machined replacement parts in mechanisms, machines, and equipment; test units to confirm functionality and performance.
• Develop specifications from general descriptions and create sketches of parts or products to be fabricated.
• Collaborate with engineers, production personnel, programmers, and others to resolve machining or assembly issues.
• Use a hand truck and/or operate a forklift as needed to transfer hazardous materials within the Chromalloy facility.

Skills

Reading rules and procedures

Communication skills

Problem solving

Math for tolerances

Hazardous materials handling (RCRA)

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Chromalloy is seeking a Tool Maker to analyze specifications and set up and operate conventional, special-purpose, and numerical-control machines. This role fabricates and repairs metalworking injection tools, cutting tools, jigs and fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.

You will study blueprints, measure and mark dimensions, and select fixtures and tools for mills, lathes, and grinders. Collaboration with engineers and production staff is essential to resolve issues and ensure quality.