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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
- 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 “Lead Man Over All Dies in Pattern Shop”
- Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools 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.
- Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
- Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.
- Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
- Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
- Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
- Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
- Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
- File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
- 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.
- Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
- Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.
- Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
- Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
Related Technology & Tools
- Plug gauges
- Grinding wheel dressing sticks
- 1-2-3 blocks
- Countersinks
- Grit blasting cabinets
- Drill presses
- Gear lathes
- Portable welders
- Rasps
- Claw hammers
- Tensile testers
- Hacksaws
- Laptop computers
- Compound sine bars
- Bearing pullers
- Mallets
- Air grinders
- Dial indicators
- Disc grinders
- Allen wrenches
- Broachers
- Welders
- Toolmaker's microscopes
- Surface gauges
- Tap extractors
- Safety glasses
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Height micrometers
- Vertical belt sanders
- Workshop cranes
- Cold chisels
- Steel rules
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Grinding wheels
- Combination squares
- Bore gauges
- Radius gauges
- Precision files
- Bench grinders
- Knurling tools
- Arbor presses
- Dial calipers
- Jig bores
- Dividers
- T-style tap wrenches
- Tin snips
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Protective face shields
- Turret lathes
- Portable drills
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Laser scanner coordinate capturing equipment
- Furnace ladles
- Brazing equipment
- Honing machines
- Layout squares
- Diamond dressers
- Grease guns
- Protractors
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Optical comparators
- Hand clamps
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Optical flats
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Workshop bench vises
- Honing stones
- Power press brakes
- Hand reamers
- Electrical Discharge Machining EDM machines
- Measuring tapes
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Safety goggles
- Angle gauge blocks
- Metal markers
- Flat blade screwdrivers
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Power drills
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Wire brushes
- Thread gauges
- Stamping presses
- Vertical milling machines
- Cutoff saws
- Precision levels
- Counterbores
- Precision rulers
- Laser cutters
- Bridge cranes
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Hand jacks
- Boring bars
- Knee mills
- Surface grinding machines
- Desktop computers
- Vernier calipers
- Oil dispensing cans
- Turning tools
- Punch sets
- Angle plates
- Stick welders
- Surface finish comparators
- Chuck keys
- Tap sets
- Abrasive cutoff saws
- Deburring tools
- Handheld refractometers
- Dust masks
- Depth gauges
- Power grinders
- Digital plotters
- Die maker's squares
- Feeler gauges
- Precision tapered reamers
- Vertical bandsaws
- Air compressors
- Thread ring gauges
- Deburring machines
- Telescoping gauges
- Magnifying glasses
- Vernier height gauges
- Ultrasonic testing equipment
- Magnetic drill presses
- Vernier protractors
- Metal scribers
- Dust collectors
- Vibratory tumblers
- V blocks
- Air-powered sandblasters
- Telescoping measuring rods
- Band saws
- Loupes
- Gauge blocks
- Engraving machines
- Forklifts
- Tube benders
- Drill point gauges
- Riveting tools
- Acetylene torches
- Profile grinders
- Power shears
- Hardness testing devices
- Horizontal boring mills
- Digital micrometers
- Radial drill presses
- Turret punch presses
- Combination milling machines
- Die spotting presses
- Rotary surface grinders
- Ear plugs
- Gap lathes
- Tongs
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Hydraulic pressing equipment
- Die grinders
- Hoisting equipment
- MAKER CAD/CAM Services DIEMAKER
- Striker Systems SS-Draw Form
- JobPack MES Scheduler
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Microsoft Word
- CimatronE Master
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- VX Corporation VX Mold & Die
- DP Technology ESPRIT
- 1CadCam Unigraphics
- Kubotek USA KeyCreator
- OPEN MIND Technologies hyperMILL
- Striker Systems SS-Strip Design
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- data M Software COPRA MetalBender
- Vero International VISI-Mold
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Virtual Gibbs CADD/CAM
- Microsoft Project
- Logopress
- Autodesk Inventor
- CNC Mastercam
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Striker Systems SS-Die Design
- Bentley Microstation