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Tool & Die Maker

Projects Inc.
Glastonbury, CT Full Time
POSTED ON 3/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/28/2025

Description

Projects Inc. is looking for an experienced Tool & Die maker. Projects Inc. is a manufacturer of complex small machined components in the Aerospace and Power Generation industries and has been in business for over fifty years. The Tool Setter will report to the Manufacturing manager.


The Tool and Die Maker manufactures a variety of tools, dies, and specialized parts and devices used in machinery and production equipment  They communicate and interact with work leaders, supervisors, operators, engineers, schedulers, and tool vendors.


  • Read and interpret technical blueprints and design models to gain a comprehensive understanding of the required parts.
  • Operate and maintain machines including lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
  • File, grind, shim and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
  • Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
  • Perform quality checks on completed tools and dies to ensure they are function ready. 
  • Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure parts meet specifications.
  • Modify and repair tools, dies, fixtures, and gauges as required.
  • Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment. 
  • Use machine tools to manufacture tools, dies, and machine parts and dull tooling out for re-grind.
  • Measure finished parts to ensure they meet specifications using precise measurement tools such as micrometers, calipers, and gauges.
  • Assemble, disassemble, and test products to ensure functionality and quality.
  • Repair damaged or worn-out tools and dies.
  • Inspect finished products for defects and ensure compliance with quality standards. 
  • Operate computer-aided design (CAD) software to design and modify tools and dies.
  • Coordinate with engineers and other production staff to understand specific requirements and to troubleshoot problems.
  • Maintain a safe and clean working environment in compliance with safety regulations.
  • Perform regular maintenance on machine tools to ensure optimal performance.
  • May be assigned to carry out tasks, not specifically listed, within the scope and skill level of this job description in support of department objectives and to develop individual skills.

Requirements

  

Physical Limitations:  Work may require bending, lifting up to twenty-five (25) pounds (Average is 3 to 00 lbs.), pulling, pushing, sitting, reaching, and standing for up to eight (8) hours per day.
 

Minimum Education Required:  High School Diploma
 

Key Skills and Abilities Required:

  • Great work ethic and attitude  
  • Ability to learn and take direction.
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Detail-oriented 
  • Computer skills – Microsoft Excel
  • Strong desire to succeed.

Projects Inc. has a very comprehensive Benefits package including Medical/Dental Insurance, matched 401k, and more. 

Specifics:

  • Employment type: Full time
  • Compensation: Based on experience
  • Projects Inc. is a Drug-Free and Alcohol-Free Workplace: Applicants being considered for hire must pass a drug test after written acceptance of an offer of employment and before beginning work.

Acknowledgments:

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their manager.

Projects Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, ancestry, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, medical condition, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or any other basis protected by law.


Drug-Free and Alcohol-Free Workplace:

In compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, Projects is committed to providing a safe, quality-oriented, and productive work environment. Alcohol and drug use and abuse pose a threat to the health and safety of our employees, to the security of our equipment, facilities, and product quality. For these reasons, Projects is dedicated to the elimination of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the workplace.

This policy applies to all employees and all applicants for employment at Projects. Human Resources is responsible for the administration of this policy.


Pre-employment:

Applicants being considered for hire must pass a drug test after written acceptance of an offer of employment and before beginning work. Refusal to submit to testing will result in disqualification of further employment consideration.

All applicants are subject to pre-employment drug testing and will be assigned to a testing facility designated by Projects and directed to provide a urine specimen. Collected specimens will be sent to a federally certified laboratory and tested for evidence of marijuana, cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, PCP, benzodiazepines, methadone, methaqualone, propoxyphene use, and specimens may be tested for other illegal drug(s) and/or legal cannabis. 


E-Verify:

Projects, Inc. participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your FormI-9 information to verify you are authorized to work in the United States. Projects, Inc. will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and have completed the Form I-9 upon hire.

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