Tool 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 seeking a Tool Maker who will be at the heart of our manufacturing process, transforming innovative designs into precision tools that drive our production capabilities.

Being an expert in fabricating, assembling, and maintaining a wide range of tools will be essential in ensuring that our operations run smoothly and efficiently.

Work with advanced machinery and cutting-edge technology, utilizing your skills in interpreting blueprints and engineering drawings to create high-quality tools that meet stringent specifications.

Involve hands-on craftsmanship, collaboration with engineers, and team members to solve complex challenges and enhance our manufacturing processes.

Education Level

• High School Graduate or GED (preferred)

Work Experience

• Experience in fabrication tooling, working with tooling and tooling processes, or working in a tooling technical field.​
• Experience in machine shop processes, geometric dimensioning and tolerances, and machining capabilities of different types of materials.
• Experience reading and working from blueprints, sketches, and plans.
• Experience working with hand tools, powered hand tools, or floor-mounted power tools, such as drills, sanders, saws, etc.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Duties/Responsibilities

• Adapt to new tools, technologies, or processes as they are introduced to the facility.
• Apply shop math, including trigonometry and geometry, to calculate dimensions and ensure proper tool and part specifications.
• Build wooden tool storage and shipping containers to support aircraft assemblies using power tools and pneumatic equipment.
• Collaborate with engineering or tool manufacturing engineers when assistance is needed regarding drawings or paperwork.
• Coordinate and communicate with customers, suppliers, and team members regarding job tasks and seek resolutions to improve processes.
• Drill and tap holes in parts for attachment and install/remove tooling parts from airplane sections as required.
• Fabricate or repair laminated fiberglass tools and assist in the preparation and installation of gauges for routine maintenance.
• Handle and dispose of hazardous materials under Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and Boeing requirements, using appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Identify discrepancies and initiate corrective actions, such as Action Requests or Non-Conformance Records, when necessary.
• Interpret and utilize tools and engineering drawings, blueprints, and sketches to accomplish assignments, including the use of 3D systems under guidance.
• Maintain accurate records of work performed, including logs and reports, and check work after each operation to ensure tool features meet specifications.
• Maintain personal, training, and tool certifications, ensuring compliance with safety and operational standards.
• Obtain work assignments from team leaders or supervisors and gather necessary tool drawings and specifications using computing systems.
• Operate various mechanical lifts and cranes to move heavy tools or equipment and access work areas safely.
• Perform bench work using processes such as cutting, grinding, drilling, and welding prep to shape and finish materials.
• Sequence and layout work based on true views, fabricating, assembling, repairing, and maintaining tools of various types and materials according to written or verbal instructions.
• Use precision measuring instruments to complete and verify work assignments, providing part quality information as required.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Blueprint and CAD drawing interpretation
• Maintenance and repair of tooling equipment
• Operation of milling, grinding, and lathe machines
• Precision tool and die fabrication
• Tool assembly, fitting, and testing

Work Environment

• Capable of working any shift
• 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.
• Utilize personal safety gear to protect face/eyes, hands/arms, and feet while performing job duties.
• Work in environments that may involve contact with metals, solvents, and coolants.

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.