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