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