Tool & Die Maker

Tool & Die Maker (1^st and 2^nd Shift available)

$100,000 - $150,000 per year + $10,000 Sign-On Bonus + 10% Shift Differential (2nd Shift) + Overtime + Relocation Assistance + Funded Training + Tuition Reimbursement + Progression + Full Benefits + 401(k) + 3 Weeks PTO + 8 Holidays + Weekends Off!

Hartford, CT

Are you a certified Tool & Die Maker looking to work on complex, high-precision tooling across a genuinely diverse range of industries, at a long-established, family-owned manufacturer with real routes to progress?

On offer is the chance to work hands-on with precision tooling on challenging, difficult-to-make components, with funded training, tuition reimbursement, and a clear path to progress into Tool Designer, Team Lead, and Management positions.

This is a long-established, family-owned manufacturer and a leading name in precision components, producing intricate, high-specification parts for demanding industries including medical, aerospace, and defense. They collaborate with major names on challenging, high-value components, offering varied specialist work alongside the security of a stable business with famously low staff turnover.

In this role, you will work in the pressroom setting up, conditioning, and adjusting tooling to bring parts to print. Working from blueprints, you will install tools into the press, diagnose and make adjustments to achieve tight tolerances, and collaborate closely with machinists, process engineers, program managers, and the quality team to keep production running to a high standard.

This role is perfect for a certified Tool & Die Maker with strong tooling and mechanical skills, looking for varied, specialist work, funded development, and a clear path to progress.

The Role

• Setting up, conditioning, and adjusting tooling in the pressroom to produce precision components for medical devices, aircraft, and defense systems.
• Installing tools into the press and making precise adjustments to hold the tight tolerances these critical parts demand.
• Working alongside process engineers, quality, and program managers to bring intricate, high-specification tooling to print.

The Person:

• Certified Tool & Die Maker with strong tooling experience
• Strong mechanical capability and able to set up, condition, and adjust tools
• Blueprint reading and GD&T (no degree required)

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Rise Technical Recruitment Inc of 1011 Centre Rd, Suite 322, Wilmington, DE 19805 act as an employer-paid private personnel agency.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.