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Dive into a Career of Precision!Join our client, a leading manufacturer of water efficient solutions, as aSkilled Tool Maker in Franklin Park, Illinois!

\ Job Highlights:\ - Flexible start time, 5am, 6am, or 8am!

- Union Company

- Full-Time Direct Hire Position

- Overtime available

- Great Benefits

-Must have previous experience in a job shop

What you will be doing:

The Tool Maker will perform duties to plan, construct, alter and repair a variety of parts and fixtures involving difficult and complex machine operations with a wide variety of manual and CNC machine tools.

You will work from prints, software, machine manuals and instructions. Job duties as the tool maker include:

• Plan and layout job assignments, determine sequence of machining operations, calculate shrinkage and expansion allowances, and program operations as necessary.
• Perform tool trouble shooting duties as assigned.
• Make tool tryouts, diagnose and correct problems, and make recommendations on tool modifications and methods required.
• Set up, program and operate EDM equipment, as well as a variety of complex CNC machine tools.
• Report design errors, mark up changes on drawings and refer to Engineering Department.
• Assist in training and instructing lower graded tool makers.
• Develop engineering models working from sketches, instructions and piece part drawings involving making design modifications.
• Use a variety of manual and CNC machine tools, precision measuring tools and instruments, and video microscope, optical comparators, heat treating furnaces and hand tools.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.