How do they match: Tool and Die Makers

  • Tool and Die Makers

  • Machinist
  • Broach Setter
  • Carbide Operator
  • Die Machinist
  • Die Set Up Worker
  • Die Setter
  • Die-Casting and Plastic Molding Mold Maker
  • Jig and Fixture Builder
  • Jig and Fixture Builder Apprentice
  • Jig and Fixture Repairer
  • Journeyman Tool and Die Maker
  • Keller Machine Operator
  • Tap and Die Maker Technician
  • Tool Setter Apprentice
  • Tool and Die Machinist
  • Tool and Die Assembler
  • Tool and Die Maker
  • Tool and Die Maker Apprentice
  • Tool and Die Technician
  • Tool and Fixture Specialist

  • 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.

  • Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
  • Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, or grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
  • 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.
  • Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools, hand tools, or welders.
  • 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, or rulers.
  • Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
  • Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.

  • Operate grinding equipment.
  • Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
  • Operate welding equipment.
  • Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
  • Assemble machine tools, parts, or fixtures.
  • Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.