Tooling & Fixture Maker/Patternmaker

Our long-running Quad Cities pattern shop is looking for a skilled Patternmaker to build and maintain complex steel dies and machining fixtures. This is real, hands-on pattern and tooling work on the floor for someone who takes pride in building things right.

We need a craftsman who takes the reins and runs with it – someone who can take a complex part, figure out the tooling, and make it happen without being told what to do at every step. If you'd rather own a tough build start to finish than be handed a checklist, this is your shop.

Build, modify, and maintain complex steel dies and casting tooling.

Design and fabricate complex machining fixtures and workholding.

Work hands-on on the floor – layout, fitting, machining, assembly, and rework of tooling.

Solve tough tooling and fixturing problems and see them through to a working solution.

Partner with programming, machining, and production teams to get tooling production-ready.

Maintain and improve existing patterns, dies, and fixtures over their life cycle.

Patternmaking, die, or tool-and-fixture experience – or strong hands-on mechanical ability and the drive to master complex tooling.

Genuinely hands-on; you want to be building and fitting, not just planning.

Self-directed and resourceful – you take ownership of a build and figure it out.

Skilled with manual machines, hand tools, layout, and precision fitting.

Able to read and work from complex prints, models, and castings.

Pride in craftsmanship and a bias toward making the tooling better.