Precision Tooling and Die Fabrication Specialist

Shape What Runs the Line — Join Us as a Precision Tooling and Die Fabrication Specialist At Anchor Fabrication in LaVergne, Tn, you’ll be the go-to expert who turns drawings and ideas into production-ready tooling. On our 2nd shift (2:30 pm–11:00 pm, Monday–Friday, with weekend overtime as needed), you’ll keep our operations moving by building, repairing, and improving the dies, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and cutting tools our teams rely on every day.

A day in this role

You’ll start by reviewing blueprints, sketches, models, or written descriptions, visualizing the end product to decide materials, machining strategies, and sequences. You’ll lay out metal stock, calculate dimensions, plan the assembly approach, and then move to the machines—lathes, mills, shapers, and grinders—to produce precision parts. Throughout the build, you’ll verify conformance to drawings and specifications, check dimensions, alignments, and clearances, and assemble, fit, and prove out the tooling.

Along the way, you’ll collaborate with Engineering to troubleshoot process machinery and tool dies, as well as maintain specialized machines and hand tools that support production requirements.

What you’ll make happen

Repair, construct, modify, and maintain jigs, dies, fixtures, gauges, machine components, and related tooling in close partnership with Engineering Set up and operate lathes, milling machines, and grinders to machine parts and prototypes; confirm parts meet drawings/specs

Provide hands-on technical guidance to Tool & Die Makers, Machinists, and Press personnel for complex setups and operations

Study specifications and visualize the product to determine materials and equipment to fabricate parts

Compute dimensions; plan layouts; determine assembly methods and operation sequences

Measure, mark, and scribe metal stock; machine and verify to specification

Inspect and evaluate existing/legacy dies, tools, jigs, and fixtures; recommend functional and construction improvements

Translate general concepts into specialty tool specifications; create sketches/drawings for fabrication

What you bring

High school diploma or equivalent3–5 years of Tool & Die experience;
Journeyman’s card preferred

Mechanical aptitude with strong attention to detail

Ability to prioritize work and meet schedule demands

Clear, effective communication and collaboration skills

Computer literacy and proficiency with precision measuring instruments

Ability to read and interpret technical specifications and drawings

Schedule2nd shift, 2:30 pm–11:00 pm, Monday–Friday; overtime opportunities on weekends.

Our commitment

Anchor Fabrication is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs and activities