OhioMeansJobs Medina County is recruiting on behalf of a manufacturer located in Valley City.

　　*Tool and Die Maker / Repair*Licenses Required: Tool and Die Journeyman

　　Position Summary

　　Analyze specifications, lays out metal stock, set up and operates machine tools, and fits and assembles parts to fabricate and repair metal working dies, cutting tools, jigs and fixtures, gauges, and machinists hand tools, applying knowledge of tool and die design and construction, shop mathematics, metal properties, and layout, machining and assembly procedures.

　　Essential Job Functions

　　*ROLE AND 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 machines, shaper, grinder, and drill to machine parts and verifies conformance of machined parts to specification.• 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, using hand tools.• Verifies dimensions, alignments and clearances using measuring instruments such as dial indicators, gauge blocks, thickness gauges and micrometers• May heat treat die sections.• Examines standard or previously used dies, tools, jigs and fixtures and recommends design modifications regarding construction and function of part.• Develops specifications from general descriptions for specialty tools and draws or sketches design of product.• Communicates with co-workers and supervisor to receive instructions and coordinate activities.• May inspect and measure parts to maintain statistical process control.

　　QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

　　Between 4 and 10 years of trade school, vocational education, work experience or apprenticeship

　　VISUAL ACUITYNear acuity and accommodation are required for reading machine dial gauges, blueprints and precision-measuring instruments used in the inspection of parts.

　　HEARING ABILITYAbility to monitor machine sounds to identify and diagnose changes in order to take appropriate action.

　　WORKING CONDITIONSNormally works on shop floor. The employee is subject to high noise levels from operating machines, physical hazards from moving equipment and machine parts and skin exposure to oils and cutting fluid.The employee is required to stand, walk, push, pull, reach overhead and bend to the floor. May exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently to move objects.

　　ADDITIONAL NOTES:The employee may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested. Subject to all applicable state and federal laws.