How do they match: Tool and Die Makers

  • Tool and Die Makers

  • Die Set Up Worker
  • Die Setter
  • Die Assembler
  • Die Baker
  • Die Cutter
  • Die Cutter Apprentice
  • Die Designer
  • Die Finisher
  • Die Machinist
  • Die Maker
  • Die Maker Apprentice
  • Die Mechanic
  • Die Repair Laborer
  • Die Repair Tech
  • Die Repair Technician
  • Die Sinker
  • Die Sinker Apprentice
  • Die Trouble Shooter
  • Die Try Out Worker
  • Die-Casting and Plastic Molding Mold Maker
  • Broach Setter
  • Electronic Die Maker
  • Journeyman Tool and Die Maker
  • Metal Die Finisher
  • Plastic Die Maker Apprentice
  • Stamping Die Maker
  • Stamping Die Try-Out Worker
  • Stamping Bench Die Maker
  • Tap and Die Maker Technician
  • Tool Setter Apprentice
  • Tool and Die Assembler
  • Tool and Die Machinist
  • Tool and Die Maker
  • Tool and Die Maker Apprentice
  • Tool and Die Technician
  • Trim Die Maker
  • Wire Drawing Die Maker

  • 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.
  • Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
  • Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.
  • Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools, hand tools, or welders.
  • Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
  • Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.