Toolmaker

Are you a skilled Toolmaker with a passion for precision and craftsmanship?

We're seeking a talented individual with experience in progressive and transfer tooling to join our highly skilled team to support the manufacturing of precious metals.

In this role you will:

• Produce tools and machinery that cut and form metal or other materials
• Build and debug progressive and transfer tooling and automated machinery to prints and specifications
• Create jigs or fixtures, which are used to hold metal in place when it is stamped or drilled
• Produce gauges and measuring devices
• Following a tool design/blueprint plan measure the metal pieces for cutting, drilling or boring, and continually verify that the tool meets the specifications
• Put the pieces together and finish the tool by filing, grinding or polishing
• Read blueprints prepared by tool designers or engineers
• Troubleshoot to identify and repair tooling and machinery breakdowns
• Close tolerance form grinding
• Design and build short-term projects such as simple jigs, fixtures and single station tooling
• Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications; make adjustments as necessary
• Set up and operate conventional or CNC machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes
• Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products
• Other related duties as assigned

Monday - Thursday 10-hour shifts - days only

• 5+ years of tooling experience in a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
• Must be able to use advanced trades mathematics together with the use of complicated drawings, specifications, charts, tables, handbook formulas
• The successful candidate must have an equivalent to a completed accredited apprenticeship