Journeyman Tool & Die Maker A - 1st Shift

Vision Statement:  Innovating the solutions that power the world’s best entertaining and food service experiences.

Mission Statement:  Perlick is a 5th generation family business that serves as an essential partner in the commercial foodservice and residential appliance industries.  We put our customers first in everything we do by engaging a team of world class associates to develop, produce, and deliver premium products and customer experiences that provide a lifetime of exceptional value.

Perlick Values: Lead By Serving – others before self, Grow by Innovation – solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations, Continuous Improvement – strive to get better every day, Live the Legacy – maintain our positive reputations with the future in mind


PRINCIPAL DUTIES & REPONSIBILITIES:

1. Plan, layout and perform machining operations and bench work to construct, alter and repair tools, dies, fixtures, jigs, attachments, mechanisms, molds, gauges, etc., of complicated and involved design and purpose to close and exacting tolerances and finish requirements.
2. Organize and determine work procedures and sequences; select material in accordance with specifications and layout project components for machining operations.
3. Perform difficult machining operations requiring complicated and unusual setups necessitating frequent improvisations and adaptations of tooling and machines to perform work beyond the normal range and capacity of available machine tools.
4. Construct temporary fixtures and jigs, grind special purpose tools; improvise measuring devices to check components and project assemblies.
5. Perform critical bench operations to construct and finish projects to involve polishing, fitting, timing and calibrating mechanisms.
6. In absence of specifications or design detail, proceed from own conception, select materials, dimensional allowances for fits and tolerances, material treatment methods, etc.
7. Set up and operate machine tools to perform close and exacting operations on such machines as horizontal and vertical mills, engine and tracer lathes, shaper, planer, grinders, drill presses, power saws to produce turning and forming tools, dies for power presses, jigs and fixtures for welding and assembly, etc.
8.  Select speeds, feeds and operational methods and improvise methods and tooling for special adaptations when required.
9.  Heat treat tool and die sections in accordance with specifications and prescribed procedures.
10.  Grind, sharpen, recondition and repair cutting and forming tools and dies and replace worn or damaged sections when necessary; assist in repair of production machine tools
11.  Work from drawings, specifications, templates, samples and from general verbal description and suggestion to design, create and produce the required tools and dies.
12.  Set up new or modified tools and dies in production machines for train runs and instruct Foreman or Machine Operators on the use, care and operational methods and procedures.
13.  Work from complicated drawings, sketches, handbook formulae and specifications.
14.  Use scales, squares, calipers, micrometers, vernier calipers, indicators, precision blocks, sine bars, parallels, etc., to layout work, make setups, operate machines and check work.
15.  Assume responsibility for the quality of workmanship, dimensional accuracy and efficient mechanical operation of assigned projects.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS: 

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Requires a broad knowledge of tool making and machining technology. 
• Advanced knowledge of mechanical principles, advanced mathematics, layout and precision measuring procedures, material characteristics and treatment applications.
• Four year accredited Tool, Die and Gauge Maker apprenticeship plus five or more years of diversified tool, die and gauge making experience.

 

Perlick is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Perlick does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status.