Tool & Die Maker: Precision Tooling & Fineblanking

Principal Manufacturing Corporation; Broadview (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Principal Manufacturing in Broadview, IL is seeking a Tool & Die Maker to join our team. The ideal candidate will read blueprints, build and repair tooling, dies, and jigs, and work with tool design engineers to ensure manufacturability.

Responsibilities include planning operations from drawings, maintaining tooling to tight tolerances, training apprentices, and ensuring safety and quality standards in a lean manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and Journeyman Tool and Die Maker certification (Federal or TMA/TDI).
• Basic AutoCAD skills.
• 4 years tool making experience in fineblanking, stamping, EDM, CNC and plastic insert molding.
• Set up and operate conventional or CNC machine tools to cut, bore, grind, or shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
• Basic computer skills.
• Plex knowledge.
• Understanding of all fineblanking operations, stamping operations, fixtures, gauges and secondary tooling.
• Understanding of the use of all Toolroom equipment and machinery.
• Demonstrate proficiency with reading blue prints.
• Calculating geometry functions and basic math.
• Basic understanding of the TS quality system.

Responsibilities

• Work from blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
• Manufacture components to a tight tolerance and inspect finished dies for timing accuracy and defects. Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
• Build, maintain and repair manufacturing tooling, compute finishing details of dies, and ensure manufacturing standards.
• Train apprentices or subordinates in the use of Toolroom equipment, blue print reading, and use of required measuring tools.
• Maintain and efficiently perform production assignments/ expectations from supervisor within allotted time period per the production schedule.
• Efficiently debugging a die in an accurate and timely manner.
• Work with Tool Design Engineers to ensure tooling manufacturability.
• Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
• Accurate data entry into the Plex system to track tooling cost and repair history
• Follows all company safety rules and TS requirements and maintain work area clean and orderly within lean guidelines.
• Update dimensions for a final tool timing sheet.

Skills

Blueprints

Math skills

Train apprentices

Quality systems

Education

High School Diploma

Journeyman Tool and Die Maker certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Plex

Job description

Principal Manufacturing in Broadview, IL is seeking a Tool & Die Maker to join our team. The ideal candidate will read blueprints, build and repair tooling, dies, and jigs, and work with tool design engineers to ensure manufacturability.

Responsibilities include planning operations from drawings, maintaining tooling to tight tolerances, training apprentices, and ensuring safety and quality standards in a lean manufacturing environment.