Tool & Die Maker
Rio Grande
Rio Grande, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is seeking a tool and die maker to join their highly creative and collaborative team.
Required Qualifications:
- Must be able to rebuild, and document parts for complex progressive, compound, piercing, blanking and forming dies
- Must have experience in maintaining and reverse-engineering dies
- Proficient with computers specifically solid modeling and CAM software.
- Competent in all tool-room machining to close tolerances, on the following equipment:
- Manual Mill
- Manual Lathe
- Wire EDM (A plus)
- CNC Mill (A Plus)
- Surface Grinding
- Heat Treating
- Tool Post Grinding
- Proficient in workshop theory and calculations need to produce die components
- Demonstrated effective communication and collaboration within a team; can clearly articulate technical information
- Successful completion of a tool and die apprenticeship program or equivalent years of experience in the tool and die industry
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
Required Responsibilities:
- Rebuild, maintain and reverse-engineer broken or damaged parts on progressive, compound, piercing, blanking and forming dies
- Troubleshoot tooling issues
- Ensure die produces components that meet required specifications