Tool Maker

TOOL MAKER

We have an immediate opening for a Tool Maker. With the country potentially heading into a recession, you wont want to miss out on this great opportunity to take on a long term assignment. Contact us now for more information.

Job Description:

Set up and operate conventional (manual) or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.

Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes as needed for tool fabrication.

Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.

Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.

Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.

Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.

Sharpen or form grind tungsten-carbide machine cutting tools or inserts.

Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.

Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.

Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces, and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.

Positions and secures parts on surface plate or worktable, using devices for example vises, V-blocks, and angle plates. Fits and assembles parts into assemblies or mechanisms, using hand tools.

Develops specifications from general descriptions and draws or sketches tool to be fabricated, using drafting tools

CalTek Staffing is a premier engineering, IT, manufacturing and technical staffing firm. Founded in 2002 by two professional recruiters, CalTek has become the IT and engineering employment frim that companies turn to for their technical hiring needs. CalTek has now expanded its business operations from its headquarters in San Diego, throughout all of California and into Colorado, Georgia, Texas and Washington. CalTek has staffed a number of positions with companies such as Siemens, Parsons, and Illumina.

CalTek Staffing services companies throughout industry sectors including aerospace, automotive, chemical, civil, computer, defense, electronics, internet, medical/pharmaceutical, oil and gas, semiconductor and telecommunications.