Toolmaker (CNC Programmer- Set Up Operator)

smithandwessoncareers; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 107,453,000 - 121,229,000; Full time

Job summary

Smith & Wesson is seeking a skilled Toolmaker in the Springfield area to create and prototype product parts using CAD/CAM software and a range of machining equipment. You will develop tooling from concept through final finish, producing high-quality, tight-tolerance components per production standards.

The role requires SolidWorks and CAM software experience, apprenticeship training, and strong math skills.

Qualifications

• Reading blueprints and using measurement devices
• Ability to develop components from concept to finished part
• Strong math skills including algebra and geometry

Responsibilities

• Marking out design on raw materials from drawings
• Cutting and shaping with manual tools and CAM/CNC where needed
• Create die-making tooling and maintain dies
• Troubleshoot machining processes and equipment problems
• Collaborate with engineering on proto-type tooling and parts
• Set up and operate tool-room machines
• Prepare setup carts and ensure safe tooling
• Adhere to quality standards and inspection practices

Skills

Blueprint reading

Mathematical aptitude

Concept to part development

Education

High School/GED

Tools

SolidWorks

CAM software

Job description

Position Overview

Use appropriate CAD/CAM software along with equipment such as surface grinder, CNC, wire EDM, OD GRINDERS, and equipment to create and prototype product parts, components, fixtures, tooling, gauging and other machined items. The toolmaker must be able to take conceptual ideas all the way through final finish and assemble. With the proper equipment, create angles and radius on all tooling to create high quality, tight tolerance parts within quality and production standards.

Creating SolidWorks models, selecting material and tooling, creating drawings, producing CNC code and following components through completion is required.

Pay Rate

$39.67

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Working from engineering drawings and concepts to mark out design on raw materials; cutting into shape using manually controlled machine tools (such as lathes, milling machines, grinding machines, jig borers and jig grinders) along with hand tools. Some tasks may require utilizing SolidWorks, CAM software, CNC machines and operator performed programming
• Reading blueprints and using necessary measuring devices to make or modify existing tooling, or tools for old or new job prints
• Creating die -making items and maintaining existing dies; including punches, dies, steel rule dies and die sets
• Assisting production area with troubleshooting machining processes and equipment problems
• Working closely with engineering to create proto-type tooling and parts
• Setting up and operating all machines in tool room
• Making set-up carts or process staging for any machine upon request, providing print is given out in sufficient time to prepare said carts; using tools that are safe and in good repair
• Utilizing hydraulic and air clamping systems
• Understanding and performing to quality standards, methods, usage of inspection devices and reporting as required
• Understanding and completing labor or time sheets accurately NOTE: This list presents only the principal duties of the position and is not intended to be comprehensive. The duties and responsibilities listed above may be changed or supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
• NOTE: This list presents only the principal duties of the position and is not intended to be comprehensive. The duties and responsibilities listed above may be changed or supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Education and Experience

• High School/GED, prior experience working in a manufacturing environment
• 2-3 years prior experience

Competencies and Skills

• SolidWorks and CAM software experience a must
• Have completed an apprenticeship training program
• Demonstrated ability to produce finished components from a concept or solid model
• Demonstrated ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret bar graphs; good working knowledge of algebra and geometry
• Knowledge of hydraulic and air clamping systems a plus

Physical Demands

• Continuous: standing, walking, lifting, bending, pushing/pulling, and reaching
• Occasional: kneeling, sitting, squatting, overhead work, fine and gross upper body motor movement
• Maximum lift: to 30 pounds and assisted lifting
• Occasional lifting: 0 to 30 pounds
• Continuous use of hand tools
• NOTE: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment and Personal Protective Equipment

• PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
• Safety glasses with side shields and hearing protection (depending on work location) required when on manufacturing floor
• The use of additional personal protective equipment (PPE) may be required when a job task(s) is being completed in or around your assigned department or in another department, this includes safety eyewear, hearing protection, and safety footwear.
• All employees are required to apply ergonomic correctness to all job tasks
• WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• Office: Typical office environment and lighting with some exposure to plant environment, with fork lift and other general hazards.
• Manufacturing/Warehouse: Within the Smith & Wesson manufacturing facility, employees may be exposed to manufacturing noise, airborne liquid chemicals, fine particulate dust, ambient temperatures, and industrial lighting. Work environment is similar to most manufacturing operations. May be exposed to excessive noise, temperatures, hazards associated with working around moving machinery, work in confined quarters, exposure to vibrations and shop lighting, continuous exposure to hot temperatures, may be humid, odors, dust, continuous exposure to mechanical hazards, and occasional exposure to chemical hazards.