What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tool & Die Maker position at Sigma Engineered Solutions?
Description
Basic Scope/Purpose: Completes all assignments to construct, modify, and condition multi-station metal working dies and will fabricate new gages, cutting and forming tools, and fixtures, applying knowledge of tool and die design and construction to machining, layout, assembly, and condition procedures.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Education and Experience Requirements/Preferences:
Basic Scope/Purpose: Completes all assignments to construct, modify, and condition multi-station metal working dies and will fabricate new gages, cutting and forming tools, and fixtures, applying knowledge of tool and die design and construction to machining, layout, assembly, and condition procedures.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Lays out work assignments of all complexity levels utilizing verbal instructions, rough sketches, tooling and product prints and visualizes product.
- Computes dimensions, establishes reference points, centerlines, and guidelines on tooling and product measures, marks and scribes metal stock for machining purposes.
- Determines necessary machine operations and set-up along with operating machine tools such as lathe, milling machine, grinder, to machine parts and verifies conformance of machined parts to desired specifications.
- Fits and assembles component parts into completed unit on mechanism and verifies dimensions, alignment, and clearance. File, stones, grinds, scrapers or perform other smoothing or blending operations to enable parts to fit properly. May use shims to correct improper fit and correct alignment.
- Sets die in press and trial runs to assure proper clearance under pressure and to check for binding. Check and inspect completed stamped parts for adherence to engineering specifications.
- Analyzes and corrects complex tools malfunctioning in newly constructed or modified dies, verifying dimensions, alignments, clearances, making any adjustments or corrections to die or die parts to rectify tolerance deviations occurring in the stamped product.
- Recommends changes in tooling design under general approval of engineering to improve such factors as life, quality and quantity of tolling and product while conditioning die to prevent breakage of small intricate die tooling or elimination design problems.
- Utilizes toolmakers hand tools and all related hand tools.
- Utilizes precision measuring instruments such as height gages, gage blocks, and comparators. Dial indicators, toolmakers microscope and micrometers to ensure parts are to proper specification and to check over die assembly to ensure that each station is in correct position.
- Heat treats to harden, stress relieve and anneal tool steel and case harden machine steel, if needed.
- As required provides instruction and training to apprentices and trainees and employees in less classifications.
- Follow safe work practices and keep the work area clean and organized.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
- Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures.
Education and Experience Requirements/Preferences:
- Mechanical knowledge and skill required.
- Must possess Tool & Die Maker Journeyman Papers.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with team.
- Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude.
- Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
- Prolonged periods working on feet, using tools, and performing repetitive actions that entail frequent bending and stooping.
- Visual acuity to read instructions, operate machines, and inspect parts produced.