in Cook - West - South County, IL
Job Description
Dive into a Career of Precision! Join our client, a leading manufacturer of water efficient solutions, as a Skilled Tool Maker in Franklin Park, Illinois!Job Highlights:
- Flexible start time, 5am, 6am, or 8am! - Union Company - Full-Time Direct Hire Position - Overtime available - Great Benefits - Must have previous experience in a job shop What you will be doing: The Tool Maker will perform duties to plan, construct, alter and repair a variety of parts and fixtures involving difficult and complex machine operations with a wide variety of manual and CNC machine tools. You will work from prints, software, machine manuals and instructions. Job duties as the tool maker include:
- Plan and layout job assignments, determine sequence of machining operations, calculate shrinkage and expansion allowances, and program operations as necessary.
- Perform tool trouble shooting duties as assigned.
- Make tool tryouts, diagnose and correct problems, and make recommendations on tool modifications and methods required.
- Set up, program and operate EDM equipment, as well as a variety of complex CNC machine tools.
- Report design errors, mark up changes on drawings and refer to Engineering Department.
- Assist in training and instructing lower graded tool makers.
- Develop engineering models working from sketches, instructions and piece part drawings involving making design modifications.
- Use a variety of manual and CNC machine tools, precision measuring tools and instruments, and video microscope, optical comparators, heat treating furnaces and hand tools.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
