Tool & Die Maker

Experience: Mid Level

Salary: $32 - $40 per hour

• Fabricate, reproduce, modify, and repair tooling, fixtures, gauges, existing parts, and production components.
• Work from engineering drawings, sketches, models, specifications, and verbal instructions.
• Determine the most efficient and cost-effective method for laying out and completing assigned work.
• Set up and operate CNC equipment used for precision metal and plastic machining.
• Operate conventional mills, lathes, grinders, and other metal-cutting or plastic-working equipment.
• Perform precision grinding, fitting, finishing, and inspection of tooling and components.
• Machine materials including stainless steel, titanium, Zimaloy, UHMWPE plastic, ceramics, cold- and hot-rolled steel, brass, tool steels, aluminum, rubber, and castings.
• Verify dimensions, tolerances, fit, and functionality using appropriate precision measuring equipment.
• Troubleshoot tooling issues and make modifications or repairs that support production requirements.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, and other toolroom personnel in a team-based environment.
• Maintain accurate, detailed work while following applicable safety, quality, and manufacturing procedures.
• Travel up to 5% when required.

Must meet at least one of the following experience or education pathways:

• Completion of the Zimmer Biomet Aspire Tool & Die Trainee Program
• Associate degree in Tool & Die with at least three years of relevant toolmaking experience
• At least six years of hands-on toolmaking experience
• Completion of an approved four-year Tool & Die Apprenticeship Program
• Hands-on experience fabricating, modifying, or repairing tooling, fixtures, gauges, dies, or precision components.
• Strong working knowledge of CNC machining equipment and conventional mills, lathes, grinders, and other metal-cutting equipment.
• Ability to independently interpret sketches, blueprints, models, dimensions, tolerances, and verbal instructions.
• Experience laying out and sequencing toolroom work efficiently from the available technical information.
• Working knowledge of tool steels, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, titanium, plastics, ceramics, rubber, and cast materials.
• Ability to perform accurate precision machining, grinding, fitting, and inspection.
• Willingness to work 3rd shift and travel up to 5%.
• Ability to work effectively within a team-based manufacturing environment.

Founded nearly 100 years ago and based in Warsaw, Indiana, with operations in more than 25 countries, we are a global medical technology leader developing orthopedic products, digital technologies, and robotic solutions that help restore mOur Clientlity and improve patients’ lives. Our products or technologies enhance a patient’s mOur Clientlity every eight seconds, giving skilled manufacturing professionals the opportunity to produce precision components and tooling that directly support better patient outcomes worldwide.

• Meaningful Work:
  Support the manufacture of medical devices that restore mOur Clientlity and improve patients’ lives.
• Established Industry Leader:
  Join a global organization with nearly 100 years of medical technology innovation.
• Career Development:
  Access professional development opportunities and pathways for continued growth.
• Competitive Total Rewards:
  Receive location-specific compensation, benefits, and wellness incentives.
• Recognition Culture:
  Work in an environment that values performance, contribution, inclusion, and employee recognition.
• Stable Manufacturing Environment:
  Join one of the world’s leading orthopedic manufacturing organizations in the heart of Warsaw’s medical-device industry.

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