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