Tool Maker Job Description
Tool maker
provides expertise in the Engineering of Molds, analyzes molding issues, and performs repair and maintenance to the injection molds.
Tool Maker Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective tool maker job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included tool maker job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Perform operations common to the toolmaker trade
Must be capable of operating all tool room machines and equipment related to the trade and instructing other toolmaker associates in their use
May plan and complete special machine shop or fabrication projects as required
May meet with representatives of other departments to diagnose, plan and meet their tooling (die and/or mold) needs
May be assigned additional duties and/or special projects by the Supervisor and/or Manager
Modify dies to conform to engineering changes
Leading a highly technical work center to coordinate and support Wire EDM, RAM EDM, CNC Operations in ensuring the highest quality products are produced on time and at the lowest attainable cost by utilizing standardized tools, creation of standards and building capability
Working from CAD/CAM files, engineering drawings, sketches and or verbal instructions to perform highly diversified EDM operations to specifications
Creating and editing semi-complex programs using CAD/CAM systems and machine controllers
Assisting in training workforce in proper setup and use of equipment/systems
Tool Maker Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Tool Maker
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: NASA, JSTD, IPC, CPIM
Education for Tool Maker
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the tool maker job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and High School Degree in Technical, Associates, Education, Technology, Machine Tool, General Education, Machine Tool Technology, Supervision, High School Education, Design
Skills for Tool Maker
Desired skills for tool maker include:
Composite pre-preg materials and epoxy resin systems is desired
Electrical
GD&T standards
Hydraulic
Instruct other machinists to perform tasks on larger jobs
Mechanical
Pneumatic devices and principles to install
Repair and /
Replace defective molds
Trade
Desired experience for tool maker includes:
Recognizing and reporting any inadequacies in prints, materials and route sheets in order to be corrected
Maintaining I-Quality standards related to work procedures and tool/machine maintenance
Collaborating with electrode manufacturers and mold designers on quantity and design characteristics of electrodes
Lays out, fabricates and assembles metalworking dies, molds, and machine tool fixtures by analyzing blueprints, sketches, models and engineering or shop specification
Computes dimensions
Performs precision work to exacting tolerances and dimensions
Tool Maker Examples
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Tool Maker Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of tool maker. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for tool maker
- Assignments require considerable ingenuity and are varied in nature
- Works from blue prints, specifications and diagrams
- Checks work using precision inspection instruments and devices
- May provide technical guidance to other personnel
- Make machine and tool adjustments and recondition tools as required
- Set up and operate all toolroom machinery, such as grinders, mills, drills, lathes
- Construct precision parts for replacement on machines
- Make minor repairs to machines as instructed by supervisor
- Plan and construct intricate tools, fixtures, and gauges to extremely close tolerances
- Perform work in a safe manner, , keeping tool room equipment clean and in safe working condition
Qualifications for tool maker
- Must have a U.S. Department of Labor Journeyman's card and complete an apprenticeship program
- Demonstrated technical aptitude is required for this position
- Must be able to obtain appropriate licensing for any special equipment required for the position to include hilo/ personal cart
- Must have the flexibility to change work schedule to support break downs, drop-in jobs, and installations
- Understanding of HMPS (Continuous Improvement) Philosophies and HMPS Tools is preferred
- Demonstrated ability to effectively use office automation, communication, software and tools used in the Herman Miller operations environment
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of tool maker. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for tool maker
- Programs Mills, lathes, EDMs and Grinders by entering instructions, including zero and reference points
- May design/make tools/templates to produce prototype parts of various material
- Work from blueprints, sketches, concepts and verbal instructions to devise and build dies, jigs, fixture and tooling to meet requirements
- Perform first piece part inspection from tool tryouts and production in order to evaluate tooling performance to required specifications and make recommendations for alteration or repair
- Designs & Builds tools and dies of a difficult nature to specifications provided by the customer quickly and efficiently
- Operate lift truck, overhead crane
- Performs complex precision work to exacting tolerances and dimensions
- Must be able to examine defective parts to determine cause of defect and repair or maintenance of injection molds
- Evaluates all completed designs to validate their functions and ensure they successfully reduce time
- Follows manufacturer's instructions
Qualifications for tool maker
- High School Diploma/GED required and 4+ years of related experience
- A full complement of business computer literacy skills (e.g., word processing, spreadsheets, database software )
- Experience with machines to make tooling, using manual and CNC mills, lathes, drill press, band saw and hand grinder
- Experience using power tools such as table saw, jointer and disc sander
- Proficiently operate all common machining equipment, mills, lathes, grinders
- Knowledge of CNC Lathe operations and troubleshooting
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of tool maker. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for tool maker
- Programs as required, Mills, Lathes, EDMs and Grinders by entering instructions, including zero and reference points
- Mold work may involve changing over cores and cavities of family type molds, may fabricate new or repairing the old cores and/or cavities, new ejector pins, core pins
- Basic layout
- Working from tool shop orders, tool design drawings, parts, blueprints, specifications, tool fabrication procedures and verbal instructions, plans necessary machine tool work which may involve making or developing sketches for use by self or others
- Work assignments in this classification require the set up and operating of such standard machine tools as milling machines, engine and tool room lathes, planers, shapers, jig borers, duplicating and profiling machines, boring mills, thread mills, grinders, radial drills
- Performs duties incidental to the accomplishment of the assigned task
- Sets up and operating machine tools, such as lathes, milling machine, shaper, and grinder, to machine parts
- Must be able to set-up and operate mills, lathes, surface grinders and CNC machining equipment
- Maintain and troubleshoot progressive, draw, form and blank dies
- Run any and all tool room equipment such as grinders, mills and lathes
Qualifications for tool maker
- Possess a certified journeyperson’s card (or similar contractual Journeyperson status)
- Successfully complete any entrance exam that may be required
- Minimum of 5 years programming 3 and 5 axis CNC machines using either CAM program or G Code
- Experience with Tooling and adjusting Speeds and Feeds
- Perform basic arithmetic computations (i.e., add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals)
- Basic understanding of machine guarding
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of tool maker. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for tool maker
- Contribute to construction, maintenance, design, and development of all mechanical equipment, measuring media, and tooling used throughout the plant
- Observe all safety and environmental procedures and QSR’s
- Perform other misc
- Evaluates customer needs, incorporates into design of product and necessary support hardware to meet product requirements and defined process capabilities for manufacturing based on input from customer, sales and engineering teams
- Uses computer aided design software for creating complex models, patterns, templates, and component detailed drawings for new product concepts
- Works with suppliers to deliver prototypes and tooling for production of products
- Uses power tools, mills, lathes, and welding equipment to produce prototypes and or tooling
- Investigates product performance problems and prepares recommendations to resolve
- Perform other duties as requested or necessary to meet business conditions and changes
- Learn how to study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies
Qualifications for tool maker
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, and operating procedures
- Working knowledge of WIs, ISO, SOPs, work rules, and safety guidelines
- Knowledge in use of precision measuring instruments and the application of such instruments
- Basic ability to operate Digital readout systems
- Technical certificate for Milling and Lathe
- Primary work function is in the maintenance department
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a tool maker. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for tool maker
- Learn how to visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications
- Learn how to file, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together
- Inspects finished tool to ensure dimensions, finish, clearances, angles and contours conform to blueprint or other specifications
- Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates
- Working from defined parameters, modifies manufacturing equipment and/or fabricates tooling - Accumulates data, investigates literature, current practices and plans the details of assigned projects including scope definition and information required to complete the design, development or manufacturing technical task
- May develop rough layouts or sketches giving critical information regarding dimensions and construction of a unit or process - Compiles technical reports and other technical documentation as required –
- May coordinate designs with manufacturing engineering to ensure the practicality of the design and to assist in the solution of production difficulties encountered in manufacturing - Troubleshoots and modifies designs as required
- Performs work requiring independent evaluation, selection and application of standard engineering techniques and procedures
- Performs experiments (DOE), analyzes results and makes recommendations - Evaluates new computer software tools, and hard tooling
- Plan, sequence, and layout own work operations in the fabrication, assembly, repair, rework, routine and maintenance of all tool types and materials, including prototype and/or automated tool control systems
Qualifications for tool maker
- Must be able to use all tooling equipment to complete tasks
- Have the ability to determine color acuity
- Tool Maker/ Machinist training
- At least 3 to 5 years hands on working experience in manufacturing, Maintaining, setting up dies on press machines and troubleshooting production issues
- Completion of apprenticeship program or equivalent
- Ability to maintain, repair and build Stamping Dies as required