Tool Maker

As a Tool Maker, you play a crucial role in our manufacturing process, supporting a broad spectrum of projects from production to experimental engineering initiatives. Your responsibilities include the design, fabrication, assembly, and repair of a diverse range of parts, tools, and gages and fixtures. Collaborating closely with engineering teams, youll ensure the highest standards of quality and efficiency in our creations, with a steadfast commitment to safety and precision.

• Be flexible to work across various shifts (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) as required.
• Plans, develops, coordinates, fabricates, assembles, repairs, alters and builds parts, assemblies, tools, fixtures, gages, molds, and dies.
• May assist in production with start-up procedures and troubleshooting, guided by engineering or management.
• Uses all equipment, techniques, and tools as required by the assignment.
• Performs related tasks as necessary in the completion of the associates work assignment in the Tool Maker classification.
• Uses new technology as applicable to the basic job assignment. May be required to verify that completed work conforms to requirement or specification.
• May cut new soft jaws and cut new steps in existing soft jaws.
• Read and interpret blueprints, design schematics, and CAD drawings.
• Check and top off lubricants as necessary.
• May perform other duties as required.
• Responsible for complying with applicable provisions of Article 18. Health, Safety, and Environment of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• U.S. Citizenship, with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Dept of Energy "Q" level security clearance.
• Possession of a Tool and Die Certificate, OR completion of a formal training program focusing on machining with at least two years of experience in CNC Machinery and related manufacturing equipment operation, programming, and setup.
• If you do not possess any certification: five years experience in similar capacities.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting blueprints, CAD drawings, GD&T, schematics, and CAD files, with experience in MasterCAM or equivalent for CNC programming and setup.
• Skilled in the use of precision measurement tools (e.g., micrometers, calipers, gaging equipment, indicators, height gages, and other tools required to perform the job).

• Extensive experience (eight years or more) in machining, CNC programming, assembly and inspecting complex parts within a production setting.
• Experience fabricating a variety of prototype parts, fixtures, and gages to extremely close tolerances, using all available manufacturing techniques, equipment, and technologies.
• Exceptional teamwork skills, demonstrated by a history of working efficiently within cross-functional teams.
• Competence in Microsoft Office software and/or equivalent applications.