Tool and Die Maker

Principal Duties/Responsibilities:

· Disassembles and reassembles die sets.

· Sets up and operates machine tools necessary to accomplish work assignments.

· Lubricates machines and maintains department equipment.

· Measures, marks, and scribes metal stock for machining.

· Smoothes flat and contoured surfaces, using scrapers, abrasive stones, and power grinders, and fits and assembles parts together and into assemblies and mechanisms, using hand tools.

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· Verifies dimensions, alignments, and clearances, using measuring instruments, such as dial indicators, gauge blocks, thickness gauges, and micrometers.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, & Behaviors Required:

· High school diploma or GED

· Previous experience disassembling and reassembling die sets

· Knowledge of measurement processes and equipment capabilities used in order to perform repairs and adjustments to die sets

Competencies Required:

· Functional/Technical Skills

· Peer Relationships

· Technical Learning

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands/fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb, ascend/descend or balance to heights that may require a ladder or lift; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl in confined spaces; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. The employee is regularly required to use close vision and color vision. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. Work is typically performed in a factory environment and is usually very loud. In the factory environment, the employee may be exposed to hazardous materials and/or greasy or slippery factory floors.

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