Tool and Die Maker

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company and leading provider of commercial airplanes, defense, space, and security systems, and global services.

Job Profile

The company is searching for a Tool and Die Maker who will be responsible for a variety of tasks, from interpreting blueprints and work orders to developing effective plans for tool fabrication and repair.

Education Level

• High School Graduate or GED (preferred)

Work Experience

• 2+ years of experience using a complete set of toolmaker shop equipment (milling, lathe, precision, grinding, polishing, and fitting).
• 2+ years of experience with hydraulics and pneumatics.
• 5+ years of experience as a Tool and Die Maker.
• 5+ years of experience in machine shop processes, geometric dimensioning and tolerances, and machining capabilities of different types of materials.
• 5+ years of experience in repairing, maintaining, constructing, or inspecting tools, dies, jigs, power feed, etc.
• Ability to read and write G and M code with CAM programming experience.

License/Certification

• Completed an approved Mold Maker or Tool and Die Maker state apprenticeship program or certified by the U.S.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Coordinating planning or engineering change requests and routine maintenance work with other internal support groups is expected.
• Employees in this position are responsible for planning, laying out, fabricating, assembling, repairing, and maintaining tools. They should have experience in both conventional and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) and programming mills, lathes, grinding, polishing, fitting, etc.
• Fabricating, assembling, and inspecting a variety of molds, jigs, fixtures, tools, and dies to the required configuration, dimensions, tolerances, and finish is expected. Checking work in progress and completed parts using precision measuring devices is also required.
• Laying out details, dimensions, and tooling points of parts, tools, molds, jigs, dies, and fixtures using shop mathematics, geometry, and trigonometry is necessary. They should also be able to set up and operate hand tools and power machine tools.
• Reading and interpreting information from planning documents, drawings, tool orders, blueprints, sketches, specifications, engineering orders, and quality assurance manuals to determine the methods and sequence of operations necessary to fabricate and assemble tools, molds, jigs, dies, and fixtures is essential.
• Recording manufacturing data and statistics manually or with the aid of a computer or computer-based system is necessary. Understanding tolerance stack-up and datum structures is important.
• Studying specifications such as blueprints, sketches, models, or descriptions to determine materials required and machines to be used for fabricating parts and molds is necessary. They should also develop plans for accomplishing work in fabrication, maintenance, and repair of tools as required.
• The ability to determine the sequence of and coordinate tool fabrication work is essential. They should be able to obtain appropriate tool drawings, specification documents, or sketches using computing systems if they are not provided with the work order.
• The ability to use shop metrology equipment to reverse engineer
• Perform all functions of tool fabrication, rework, and repair as required. Troubleshooting problems and developing plans to resolve production issues, including rebuilding and repairing hydraulic and vacuum fixtures.
• Fabricating and building various types of tooling with dies such as push-through, blanking, piercing, cut-off, forming, joggle, deep draw, and compound dies. Knowledge of machining theory, mechanical systems, welding, and assembly is required for layout.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to perform machining operations with a specified degree of accuracy and within a timely manner, maintain close and exacting tolerances and finish requirements, ensuring the highest quality workmanship on all tools, gages, and fixtures with minimal scrap.
• Ability to reverse engineer and manufacture mold components within time limitations
• Capable of creating a repeatable setup and working to tolerances of +/-.0002″ in a controlled environment.
• Possesses 4 and 5 axis CNC skills for mill or lathe, and extensive knowledge of detail cutting tool geometry for different cutting tool types and materials.

Work Environment

• Adapt to varying noise levels and atmospheric conditions.
• Engage in various movements such as reaching, handling, turning, twisting, lifting, lowering, climbing, balancing, bending, kneeling, crouching, and squatting.
• Operate in proximity to moving parts and tools, sharp cutters, and potential slipping hazards.
• Perform physical tasks that include lifting weights ranging from 10-15 lbs. to 15-35 lbs.
• Work in environments that may involve contact with metals, solvents, and coolants.
• Utilize personal safety gear to protect face/eyes, hands/arms, and feet while performing job duties.

Benefits/Perks

• The company provides a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

Employer’s Statement

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer.