Tro Manufacturing Co in Franklin Park, IL is looking for a Tool & Die Maker for a 1st shift opportunity.
Responsibilities:
Studies specifications, such as blueprints, sketches, models, or descriptions, and visualizes product to determine materials required and machines to be used to fabricate parts.
Computes dimensions, plans layout, and determines assembly method and sequence of operations
Measures marks, and scribes metal stock for machining
Sets up and operates machine tools, such as lathes, milling machine, and grinder, to machine parts, and verifies conformance of machined parts to specifications
Lifts machined parts manually or using hoist, and positions and secures parts on surface plate or worktable, using devices, such as vises, V-blocks, and angle plates.
Smoothes flat and contoured surfaces, using scrapers, abrasive stones, and power grinders, and fits and assembles parts together and into assemblies and mechanisms
Verifies dimensions, alignments, and clearances, using measuring instruments, such as dial indicators, gauge blocks, thickness gauges, and micrometers
Qualifications:
5+ years of apprenticeship and/or similar work experience
Exert 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, 20 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
Must be self-directed and have the ability to work with minimal supervision.
