Wisconsin Staffing
Tool & Die Maker Apprentice
Metalcraft of Mayville is seeking a Tool & Die Maker Apprentice for 1st shift in our Mayville, WI facility. The Tool and Die Maker Apprentice will be required to complete schooling to obtain a Journeyman Tool & Die Maker certificate. This is scheduled and coordinated through Metalcraft of Mayville and the state of WI. Benefits of working for Metalcraft include competitive pay, paid holidays & vacation, an air-conditioned facility, advancement opportunities, a free health clinic, on-the-job training, and more!
Reporting to the Tool & Die Manager, the Tool & Die Maker Apprentice will:
- 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.
- Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
- Prepare work to be accomplished by studying assembly instructions, blueprint specifications, and parts lists; gathering parts, subassemblies, tools, and materials.
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
- Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
- 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.
- 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.
- Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
- Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
- Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
- 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.
- Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes.
Metalcraft of Mayville is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Minorities, Women, Veterans, Disabilities