Toolmaker: Precision Aerospace Tooling (On-Site)

Ultipro; Hamilton (WA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with match

Paid time off

Life/AD&D

Job summary

Janicki Industries in Hamilton, Washington State, is seeking a Toolmaker to join our on-site manufacturing team. You will machine, assemble, and detail tooling and molds from customer blueprints, ensuring tolerances and specs are met. This role requires reading GD&T, shop math, and hands-on experience with mills, lathes, and grinders.

We value candidates with a high school diploma (or GED) and 3+ years in manufacturing, plus the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required, college level or trade school education preferred.
• One or more years of experience in related field may be substituted for education.
• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Must have effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Blueprint interpretation including GD&T and shop math (decimals, basic trig, tolerances).
• Knowledge of the Metric System.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes including machining, fastening, and metrology.
• Knowledge of material types and material processes.
• Manual machining experience (conventional mills, lathes, surface grinders).
• Laser tracking experience (ability to align, collect data, best fit, set details, create reports).

Responsibilities

• Review blueprints for tool assembly sequence, details, and assemblies.
• Design and build tooling aids.
• Fix out of tolerance tools or lead the effort.
• Set-up and run lathes, milling and grinding machines to produce details and assemblies in accordance with blueprint tolerances and specifications.
• Check and inspect all details, assemblies and finished product for conformance to blueprint dimensions.
• Build and assemble tooling components including drill bars, edge bars, and lifting and clamping details.
• Identify molds and tools per customer blueprint, tool and purchase order requirements using tags, engraving machines, stencils and painting.
• Plumb and vacuum systems – verify integrity through pressure testing and leak checking.
• Drill clearance holes – drill and tap holes, locate and drill precision holes.
• Work with team to perform all tool making and manufacturing tasks with minimum supervision.
• Communicate with supervisors, program managers, and engineers.
• Any additional duties as reasonably assigned by management.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

GD&T literacy

Shop math

Blueprint interpretation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Trade school education preferred

Tools

Laser tracking

Manual machining

Lathes

Mills

Job description

Janicki Industries in Hamilton, Washington State, is seeking a Toolmaker to join our on-site manufacturing team. You will machine, assemble, and detail tooling and molds from customer blueprints, ensuring tolerances and specs are met. This role requires reading GD&T, shop math, and hands-on experience with mills, lathes, and grinders.

We value candidates with a high school diploma (or GED) and 3+ years in manufacturing, plus the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.