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