Tool & Die Maker Journeyman

Greenville Tool & Die Company; Greenville (MI); On-site; USD 58,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Greenville Tool and Die is seeking a Die Maker to analyze specifications, lay out stock, set up and operate machine tools, and assemble dies, gauges, and fixtures used in metalworking.

The candidate should have 5+ years of die making experience, a journeyman status or equivalent, and be able to stand for long periods while lifting up to 50 pounds. A pre-employment drug screen and physical are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of die making experience.
• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Journeyman Die Maker status or equivalent.
• Regularly stand during work and operate tools.
• May lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screen and physical.

Responsibilities

• Die Maker is responsible for every aspect of the tool.
• Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure specifications; adjust as necessary.
• File, grind, shim, and adjust parts to fit together.
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools.
• Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan operations.
• Verify dimensions and tolerances using calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Lead die construction and try out.
• Follow safety rules and report unsafe conditions.
• Keep work area clean and maintain tooling calibration.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Die construction

Precision measurement

Machining setup

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Journeyman Die Maker status or equivalent

Tools

Calipers

Gauge blocks

Micrometers

Dial indicators

Job description

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Manual Labor Greenville, MI, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1011

Job Summary:

Greenville Tool and Die is looking for a Die Maker. The Die Maker analyzes specifications, lays out metal stock, sets up and operates machine tools, and fits and assembles parts to fabricate and repair metalworking dies, cutting tools, jigs and fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools by performing the following duties.

Key Responsibilities:

• Die Maker is responsible for every aspect of the tool.
• Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications; adjust as necessary.
• File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
• Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Lead die construction and try out.
• Follow all safety rules and report unsafe work conditions to management.
• Keep the work area clean.
• Maintain appropriate tools and keep current on tool calibration.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience
• High School Graduate or Equivalent
• Diemaker Journeyman Status or Equivalent
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand.
• The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands grip or handle; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment :

Manufacturing environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

For employment at Greenville Tool and Die you must pass a pre-employment drug screen and physical.