Tool & Die Maker

Description: This occupation requires the planning, layout, fabrication, assembly, and proving of all types and sizes of aircraft tools and dies.

Plans the layout, fabrication, and assembly of all types and sizes of tools and dies working from tool design and/or engineering information. Supplies any information lacking on the design, print, or sketch.

Lays out, fabricates, and assembles tools and dies such as cam action dies; forming dies involving deep draws and compound contours; compound dies with irregular contour requiring coordination of punch holes; compound dies designed for the production of light and heavy gauge parts; combination dies involving several planes and designed to perform joggling and dimpling operations on light gauge parts; progressive dies that include a forming action or involve more than two operations.

Lays out and fabricates machine tool fixtures such as milling fixtures for angular and multiple cutting operations; checking fixtures and drill plates, involving irregular contours and locating points in more than one plane; drill jigs having coordinated holes in several different planes not at right angles.

Proves dies as required during test run operations.

Suggests revisions in design and/or substitution in material.

Sets up and operates all types of machine tools, including generating NC code for CNC machine tools as required for the machining of tools and dies where established tooling is provided.

Works to exacting tolerances.

Performs satisfactorily any function of the Bench Machinist as required.

Performs rework wherein the operations are essentially the same as required for the work described above.

• Materials worked on:
  Ferrous and non-ferrous metals and their alloys; plastics, etc.
• Materials worked with:
  Lubricants, abrasives, layout dies, etc.
• Tools used:
  Machinists’ hand tools, precision measuring instruments including sine bars and "Jo" blocks.
• Equipment used:
  Machine tools as required; surface plates, etc.
• To plan for and build all types of aircraft tools, dies, and gauges.
• To set up and operate machine tools as required.
• To apply a knowledge of tooling heat treatment and the machinability of metals; to apply a knowledge of machine shop practice and procedure.
• To use precision measuring instruments.
• To read and interpret complex blueprints and sketches; to use shop mathematics, including trigonometry.
• To work to exacting tolerances.
• To manually pull, push or lift over 25 lbs.

The following promotional criteria is subjugated to and controlled by the job description and may be altered within the limits contemplated by the job description and as dictated by the Company requirements and the qualifications of available candidates.

For promotion to Tool & Die Maker "A", 545-3, an employee is required to have one of the following minimum levels of experience and/or training:

• Three years of experience as a Tool & Die Maker.
• Completion of a high quality industrial based Tool & Die Maker Apprenticeship program. Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (BAT) Certified Apprenticeship programs are typically 8,000 hours in duration.
• Completion of a high quality industrial based Tool & Die Maker Training program. These programs should be typically 6,000 – 8,000 hours in duration and be similar in curriculum and standards as the Apprenticeship program above.

Aircraft experience

None

4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.