Tool & Die Maker

**Description:** This occupation requires the planning, layout, fabrication, assembly, and proving of all types and sizes of aircraft tools and dies.
WORK PERFORMED
Plans the layout, fabrication, and assembly of all types and sizes of tools and dies working from tool design and/or engineering information. Supplies any information lacking on the design, print, or sketch.
Lays out, fabricates, and assembles tools and dies such as cam action dies; forming dies involving deep draws and compound contours; compound dies with irregular contour requiring coordination of punch holes, or compound dies designed for the production of light and heavy gauge parts; combination dies involving several planes and designed to perform joggling and dimpling operations on light gauge parts; progressive dies that include a forming action, or involve more than two operations. Lays out and fabricates machine tool fixtures such as milling fixtures for angular and multiple cutting operations; checking f...