Tool & Die Maker — Precision Dies Specialist

Premium Guard, Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 37,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Premium Guard, Inc. in Albion, IL is seeking a Tool and Die Maker. The role requires interpreting complex drawings, planning setups, and performing fabrication and die maintenance across grinders, mills, drills, lathes, and stamping presses.

Candidates should have an Associate’s Degree in a related field or equivalent experience, and 2+ years in a design-related role. Strong attention to detail and safe, efficient work practices are essential.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in related field or equivalent in education and experience.
• 2+ years of experience in design-related job function.
• Basic communication skills to receive and convey information concerning problems encountered while performing job duties and to provide assistance to fabrication and tool & die department personnel.

Responsibilities

• Interprets complicated drawings and calculates critical dimensions to determine construction specifications.
• Plans/lays out machine and bench procedures for projects determining alterations on dimensions of existing dies in order to comply with specifications.
• Performs complicated setups to make, alter, or repair intricately designed and constructed tools, deep draw, progressive multi-station dies, indexing and calibrated fixtures, etc.
• Performs component fabrication and die construction tasks using various measuring devices involving various machining operations, including lathe, milling machine, drill press, etc.
• Performs critical bench and assembly operations to fit, align, calibrate, adjust, assemble and finish work.
• Functions as a resource person, giving assistance to various fabrication and tool & die department personnel.
• Suggests, develops and implements solutions so as to improve tooling performance.
• Performs experimental and developmental work concerning changes and modifications to tooling/dies.
• Performs regular safety inspections of equipment to ensure safe operating conditions.
• Ensures assigned preventative maintenance tasks are completed efficiently and in a timely manner.
• Cleans equipment and performs general housekeeping tasks, keeping work area clean and organized.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Shop math

Reading blueprints

Attention to detail

Education

Associate degree in tool & die

Tools

Grinders

Mills

Drills

Lathes

Stamping presses

Job description

Premium Guard, Inc. in Albion, IL is seeking a Tool and Die Maker. The role requires interpreting complex drawings, planning setups, and performing fabrication and die maintenance across grinders, mills, drills, lathes, and stamping presses.

Candidates should have an Associate’s Degree in a related field or equivalent experience, and 2+ years in a design-related role. Strong attention to detail and safe, efficient work practices are essential.