Your Tasks Plan and construct a wide variety of tools, dies, fixtures and gauges to very close tolerances, or construct more complex units where design is available. Perform development work, layout and difficult tool room machine operations, fitting, timing and adjusting, e.g.
combination dies for parts or irregular contour, box type drill jigs with difficult locating or nesting features, ordinary index milling fixtures Dismantles and repairs or replaces parts of damaged dies and fixtures, fits and assembles parts, and tests repaired dies for proper operation. Verifies conformance of dies, new or repaired to specification by checking dimensions, cutting clearances, forms and alignments as required. Operates cranes safely to remove and/or relocate dies to specific work stations/equipment.
Establishes and maintains an effective preventative maintenance program. Ensures all tools are properly fit for use. Prepares sketches for machining of tool details.