Toolmaker

Abbott Tool & Die Inc; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Tool & Die Inc. in Missouri seeks a Toolmaker to apply tool and die design, shop mathematics, and material properties knowledge to analyze specifications and layout stock.

You will operate shop equipment, fit and assemble dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures and hand tools for fabrication and repair. Responsibilities include interpreting manuals and drawings, calculating dimensions, setting up machines, and ensuring parts meet specifications.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent preferred; or 4–6 years related experience.
• Reads, analyzes, and interprets manuals, blueprints, schematics, drawings, and notes; communicates effectively.
• Works with decimal equivalents and geometry/trigonometry concepts.
• Solves practical problems with limited standardization and interprets instructions.

Responsibilities

• Studies specifications and determines materials, machines and processes.
• Calculates dimensions, layouts and assembly sequences.
• Measures and marks stock; verifies dimensions and tolerances.
• Sets up and operates machine tools to machine parts and verify conformance.
• Lifts and positions parts using hoists or cranes; assembles parts.
• Smooths surfaces and fits parts into assemblies or mechanisms.
• Connects wiring and hydraulic lines for components.
• Examines dies/tools and suggests design improvements.
• Develops specifications for specialty tools.

Skills

Reading blueprints and manuals

Mathematical proficiency

Comprehension/communication

Reasoning ability

Education

Associates degree or equivalent

4–6 years related experience

Tools

Lathes

Milling machines

Surface grinders

Jigs and fixtures

Job description

The Toolmaker position applies knowledge of tool and die design, construction, shop mathematics, metal properties and layout to analyze specifications and metal stock layout, set up and operate machine shop equipment, fit and assemble parts for the fabrication and repair of metalworking dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gages and machinists' hand tools.

Qualifications

To achieve success, a Toolmaker should possess the following minimum requirements, knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Education and Experience:

Associates degree or equivalent from accredited college or technical school is preferred; or, four to six years of related experience and/or training; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Comprehension/Communication skills:

Reads, analyzes, and interprets repair manuals, blueprints, schematics, shop drawings, engineering notes, drawings, procedural manuals and other mechanical reports. Presents information effectively, and responds to questions from groups of managers, supervisors, employees and others.

Mathematical Skills:

Works with mathematical concepts such as decimal equivalents, inference, and the fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Applies concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:

Solves practical problems and deals with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Interprets written, oral, diagrammed, or schedule-form instructions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Studies specifications such as blueprints, sketches, models, or descriptions and visualizes product to determine materials required and machines to be used to fabricate parts.
• Calculates dimensions, plans layout and determines assembly method and sequence of operations.
• Measures, marks, and scribes metal stock for machining. Verifies dimensions, alignments, and clearances using a variety of measuring devices and gauges.
• Sets up and operates machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, jig and surface grinders, to machine parts and verifies conformance of machined parts to specifications.
• Lifts machined parts using hoists, forklifts or cranes, and positions and secures parts on surface plate or worktable.
• Smooths flat and contoured surfaces with power grinders, and fits and assembles parts together and into assemblies and mechanisms.
• Connects wiring and hydraulic lines to install electrical and hydraulic components.
• Examines standard or previously used dies, tools, jigs and fixtures, and recommends design modifications regarding construction and function of part.
• Develops specifications from general descriptions for specialty tools and draws or sketches design of product.