Job Title: Tool and Die Maker

Job Description

As a Tool and Die Maker, you will utilize your expertise in interpreting specifications from blueprints, sketches, models, or descriptions to visualize the product and determine the materials required and machines to be used for fabricating parts and molds. You will be responsible for creating parts to print using a complete set of toolmaker skills and shop equipment.

Responsibilities

• Possess a complete set of toolmaker skills with all shop equipment, including milling, lathe, precision grinding, polishing, and fitting.
• Machine flat and contoured surfaces, grind and fit assemblies together using surface grinder.
• Perform advanced manual machining operations with specified accuracy, including milling contours, engraving, turning threads, boring pockets, grinding flats, diameters, shoulders, slots, and dressing radii.
• Maintain close and exacting tolerances and finish requirements, ensuring highest quality workmanship with minimal scrap.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of advanced shop mathematics, including trigonometry.
• Possess comprehensive knowledge of gages, precision measuring instruments, and necessary inspection equipment.
• Work independently with minimal guidance in a team environment.
• Perform additional related duties as required.
• Demonstrate 4 and 5 axis CNC skills for mill or lathe.
• Exhibit extensive knowledge of detail cutting tool geometry for different cutting tool types and materials.
• Set-up and assemble new equipment and support manufacturing and engineering on new and existing product lines.
• Perform preventative maintenance and repair on injection molds, including electrical and hydraulic components.
• Reverse engineer and manufacture mold components within time limitations.
• Rebuild complete hot runner systems.
• Utilize wire and sinker EDM experience.
• Possess basic welding skills (TIG, Micro, or other) for minor touch-up work.
• Complete complex mold repairs and spot shut-offs.

Essential Skills

• Expertise in tool and die making with surface grinding, EDM, injection molding, and progressive die.
• Proficiency in using manual milling and injection molding techniques.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• High school degree or equivalent.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience with progressive die tool and die making.
• Ability to frequently stand, occasionally walk or sit, and use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls.
• Capability to frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds.

Why Work Here?

Join a company that offers competitive compensation and extensive benefits, including health insurance effective within one month of start, multiple bonus opportunities, relocation assistance, 401(k) with company match, and pension. Work in a state-of-the-art tool shop where the majority of equipment is less than 10 years old. Experience the challenge of working with metalworking dies, injection molds, cutting tools, jigs, and machinists' hand tools. Benefit from a comprehensive relocation assistance package and a climate-controlled shop where all tools are supplied by the company. Enjoy a 7.5% night shift differential.

Work Environment

You will work 12-hour night shifts, with a schedule that alternates between Week One: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday and Week Two: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. The shop environment is climate controlled, ensuring comfort during your shifts.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $78000.00 - $90000.00/yr.

Direct Hire, excellent benefits with company

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Grand Rapids,MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 4, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.