Follow all established safety, health and Company policies, procedures, and recognized practices
Performs assignments ranging from the use of ordinary tool room operations to work involving accurate relationships and extremely close tolerances
Plans construction procedures and methods; including but not limited to; selecting the proper materials, compute dimensions and plan layout, machining, and assembly operations
Identifies and corrects problems in complicated dies and tools
Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances using measuring and inspection devices such as dial indicators, gauge blocks, thickness gauges, micrometers and eye loupes
Set-up and operate machine tools such as lathe, vertical milling machine, surface and jig grinders, as well as some specialty grinders, to machine parts and tooling to tolerances of within .0002 and verify conformance of machined parts to specifications
Heat treats various tool steels to the required hardness specification
Examine standard or previously used tools or dies and use proper judgment in evaluating the need for modifications or replacements to be made
Calculate all punch and die clearances as well as all tooling dimensions
Maintain good housekeeping standards