Job DescriptionThis occupation requires the planning, layout, fabrication, assembly, and proving of all types and sizes of aircraft tools and dies.Plans the layout, fabrication, and assembly of all types and sizes of tools and dies using tool design and engineering information. Provides missing information on 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 fixtures and drill plates, involving irregular contours and locating points in more than one plane; drill jigs having coordinated holes in several different planes not at right angles.Proves dies as required during test run operations.Suggests revisions in design and/or substitution in material.Sets up and operates all types of machine tools, including generating NC code for CNC machine tools as required for the machining of tools and dies where established tooling is provided.Works to exacting tolerances.Performs satisfactorily any function of the Bench Machinist as required.Performs rework wherein the operations are essentially the same as required for the work described above.Required QualificationsA maximum of six months credit towards the three-year requirement may be given to an employee who has satisfactorily completed a Tool Maker-Trainee program.Three years of experience as a Tool & Die Maker.Completion of a high quality industrial based Tool & Die Maker Apprenticeship program (BAT certified, typically 8,000 hours).Completion of a high quality industrial based Tool & Die Maker Training program (typically 6,000-8,000 hours and similar in curriculum and standards).Desired SkillsAircraft experience.Typical Materials, Tools, and Equipment UsedMaterials worked on: Ferrous and non-ferrous metals and their alloys; plastics, etc.Materials worked with: lubricants, abrasives, layout dies, etc.Tools used: machinists' hand tools, precision measuring instruments including sine bars and “Jo” blocks.Equipment used: machine tools as required; surface plates, etc.LocationOnsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.#J-18808-Ljbffr
