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Job Description
Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4111.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 51,610.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
- Currently, there are 72,210 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Tool and Die Makers”.
Also Known As…
- Tool and Die Makers
- Trim Die Maker
- Toolmaker
- Tool Repairer
- Tool and Die Maker
- Tool and Die Machinist
- Jig and Fixture Repairer
- Jig and Fixture Builder
- Die Maker
- Carbide Tool Die Maker
- Aircraft Tool Maker
- Wire Drawing Die Maker
- Toolsmith
- Toolmaker Grade Three
- Toolmaker A
- Tool/Die Maker
- Tool Trouble Shooter
- Tool Setter Apprentice
- Tool Salvage Worker
- Tool Mechanic
- Tool Maker Apprentice
- Tool Liaison
- Tool and Die Technician
- Tool and Die Repair
- Tool and Die Maker/Designer
- Tool and Die Maker Level Five
- Tool and Die Maker Apprentice
- Tool and Die Assembler
- Template Layout Worker
- Tap and Die Maker Technician
- Stamping Die Try-Out Worker
- Stamping Die Maker
- Stamping Bench Die Maker
- Sawsmith
- Saw Maker
- Plastic Tool Maker
- Plastic Fixture Builder
- Plastic Die Maker Apprentice
- Metal Gauge Maker
- Metal Die Finisher
- Lead Man Over All Dies in Pattern Shop
- Keller Machine Operator
- Journeyman Tool and Die Maker
- Jigman
- Jig Maker
- Jig Bore Tool Maker
- Jig and Fixture Builder Apprentice
- Jig
- Hub Cutter
- Hard Die Mill Set-Up Technician-Tool Design
- Gauge Maker Apprentice
- Gage Maker
- Forcer Maker
- Fixture Maker
- Electronic Die Maker
- Edger
- Die-Casting and Plastic Molding Mold Maker
- Die Try Out Worker
- Die Trouble Shooter
- Die Sinker Apprentice
- Die Sinker
- Die Set Up Worker
- Die Repair Machinist
- Die Mechanic
- Die Maker Apprentice
- Die Maintenance
- Die Finisher
- Die Cutter Apprentice
- Die Cutter
- Die Baker
- Die Assembler
- Carbide Tool Maker
- Carbide Operator
- Cam Maker
- Broach Setter
- Bench Tool Maker
Tasks for “Jig and Fixture Repairer”
- Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
- Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.
- Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
- Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
- Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
- Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
- Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
- Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
- Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
- File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
- Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.
- Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
- Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
- Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
- Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
Related Technology & Tools
- Portable drills
- Die grinders
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Wire brushes
- Rasps
- Grinding wheel dressing sticks
- Handheld refractometers
- Surface grinding machines
- Brazing equipment
- Honing stones
- Vibratory tumblers
- Boring bars
- Electrical Discharge Machining EDM machines
- Portable welders
- Hand jacks
- Mallets
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Protective face shields
- Surface gauges
- Chuck keys
- Optical comparators
- Stick welders
- Countersinks
- Toolmaker's microscopes
- Air-powered sandblasters
- Diamond dressers
- Power shears
- Surface finish comparators
- Laptop computers
- Digital micrometers
- Steel rules
- T-style tap wrenches
- Workshop cranes
- Hacksaws
- Angle gauge blocks
- Vertical milling machines
- Digital plotters
- Telescoping gauges
- Dust masks
- Dial indicators
- Optical flats
- Hoisting equipment
- Safety goggles
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Vertical belt sanders
- Radius gauges
- Layout squares
- Turret punch presses
- Flat blade screwdrivers
- Drill point gauges
- Hand reamers
- Telescoping measuring rods
- Hydraulic pressing equipment
- Jig bores
- Turret lathes
- Bridge cranes
- Tin snips
- Band saws
- Magnifying glasses
- Deburring machines
- Safety glasses
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Angle plates
- Oil dispensing cans
- Abrasive cutoff saws
- Gauge blocks
- Engraving machines
- Compound sine bars
- Knurling tools
- Bore gauges
- Radial drill presses
- Tap extractors
- Vernier height gauges
- Gear lathes
- Precision tapered reamers
- Tube benders
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Grinding wheels
- Ear plugs
- Broachers
- Precision levels
- Punch sets
- Turning tools
- Cutoff saws
- Vertical bandsaws
- Riveting tools
- Depth gauges
- Horizontal boring mills
- Tap sets
- Precision rulers
- Feeler gauges
- Combination squares
- Die maker's squares
- Protractors
- Deburring tools
- Stamping presses
- Allen wrenches
- Desktop computers
- Forklifts
- V blocks
- Air grinders
- Dial calipers
- Measuring tapes
- 1-2-3 blocks
- Bench grinders
- Tensile testers
- Height micrometers
- Hardness testing devices
- Air compressors
- Hand clamps
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Dust collectors
- Disc grinders
- Knee mills
- Loupes
- Grease guns
- Acetylene torches
- Die spotting presses
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Plug gauges
- Thread gauges
- Magnetic drill presses
- Laser cutters
- Dividers
- Rotary surface grinders
- Profile grinders
- Drill presses
- Power grinders
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Vernier protractors
- Gap lathes
- Ultrasonic testing equipment
- Laser scanner coordinate capturing equipment
- Cold chisels
- Grit blasting cabinets
- Power press brakes
- Furnace ladles
- Power drills
- Counterbores
- Vernier calipers
- Precision files
- Honing machines
- Workshop bench vises
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Combination milling machines
- Arbor presses
- Claw hammers
- Metal scribers
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Tongs
- Welders
- Thread ring gauges
- Bearing pullers
- Metal markers
- JobPack MES Scheduler
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- CNC Mastercam
- data M Software COPRA MetalBender
- Microsoft Word
- OPEN MIND Technologies hyperMILL
- Striker Systems SS-Strip Design
- Kubotek USA KeyCreator
- DP Technology ESPRIT
- Striker Systems SS-Die Design
- Logopress
- Microsoft Project
- Striker Systems SS-Draw Form
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Office
- Autodesk Inventor
- Vero International VISI-Mold
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- CimatronE Master
- VX Corporation VX Mold & Die
- Bentley Microstation
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Virtual Gibbs CADD/CAM
- 1CadCam Unigraphics
- MAKER CAD/CAM Services DIEMAKER