Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.

Other names for Tool and Die Makers: Bench Tool Maker, Broach Setter, Cam Maker, Carbide Operator, Carbide Tool Maker, Die Assembler, Die Baker, Die Cutter, Die Cutter Apprentice, Die Finisher, Die Maker, Die Maker Apprentice, Die Mechanic, Die Set Up Worker, Die Sinker, Die Sinker Apprentice, Die Trouble Shooter, Die Try Out Worker, Die-Casting and Plastic Molding Mold Maker, Edger, Electronic Die Maker, Fixture Maker, Forcer Maker, Gage Maker, Jig Maker, Jigman, Keller Machine Operator, Machinist, Mold Maker, Plastic Fixture Builder, Gauge Maker Apprentice, Hub Cutter, Jig, Jig and Fixture Builder, Jig and Fixture Builder Apprentice, Jig and Fixture Repairer, Jig Bore Tool Maker, Plastic Tool Maker, Saw Maker, Sawsmith, Stamping Bench Die Maker, Stamping Die Maker, Stamping Die Try-Out Worker, Tap and Die Maker Technician, Tool Maker Apprentice, Tool Mechanic, Tool Repairer, Tool Salvage Worker, Tool Setter Apprentice, Template Layout Worker, Tool and Die Assembler, Tool and Die Machinist, Tool and Die Maker, Tool and Die Maker Apprentice, Tool Liaison, Tool Trouble Shooter, Toolmaker, Toolsmith, Trim Die Maker, Wire Drawing Die Maker,

• 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.
• Set up and operate conventional 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.
• File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
• Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications; make adjustments as necessary.
• Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
• Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
• Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
• Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.
• Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.
• Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
• Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
• Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
• 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.

• Holding fixtures
• Power saws
• Blow torches
• Adjustable widemouth pliers
• Air compressors
• Pneumatic grinders
• Pneumatic sanding machines
• Hex keys
• Gage block set
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Workshop presses
• Welders
• Power saws
• Pullers
• Power grinders
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Boring tools
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Bridge cranes
• Broaching tools
• Chucks
• Hammers
• Cold chisels
• Milling cutters
• Squares
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Turning machines
• Coordinate measuring machines CMM
• Counterbores
• Countersinks
• Power saws
• Deburring equipment
• Deburring equipment
• Micrometers
• Desktop computers
• Calipers
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Grinding wheel dressers
• Power grinders
• Squares
• Workshop presses
• Micrometers
• Plotter printers
• Power grinders
• Compasses
• Grinding wheel dressers
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Workshop presses
• Drills
• Dust collectors
• Masks or accessories
• Ear plugs
• Wire cathode electrode discharge machine
• Engraving machines
• Feeler gauges
• Screwdrivers
• Forklifts
• Foundry ladles
• Lathes
• Gage block set
• Lathes
• Grease guns
• Power grinders
• Grit blast machines
• Saws
• Hand clamps
• Files
• Jacks
• Reamers
• Hardness testers
• Induction heaters
• Micrometers
• Calipers
• Hoists
• Resurfacers
• Sharpening stones or tools or kits
• Boring tools
• Hydraulic press frames
• Boring tools
• Milling cutters
• Lathe tools or dies
• Notebook computers
• Cutting machines
• Laser measuring systems
• Squares
• Magnifiers
• Workshop presses
• Magnifiers
• Mallets
• Tape measures
• Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery
• Metal stamps
• Scribers
• Oil can
• Comparators
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Screwdrivers
• Plasma welding machinery
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Power drills
• Welders
• Power grinders
• Shears
• Levels
• Rulers
• Reamers
• Workshop presses
• Grinding machines
• Facial shields
• Protractors
• Punches or nail sets or drifts
• Workshop presses
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Rasps
• Handheld refractometers or polarimeters
• Rivet tools
• Grinding machines
• Safety glasses
• Goggles
• Stamping dies or punches
• Straight edges
• Welders
• Comparators
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Grinding machines
• T handle tap wrenches
• Tap extractors
• Taps or dies
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Tape measures
• Tension testers
• Thread counters or gauges
• Gauges or inspection fixtures
• Tinners snips
• Tongs
• Binocular light compound microscopes
• Tube bending machinery
• Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery
• Tensioners
• Lathes
• Workshop presses
• Ultrasonic examination equipment
• Gage block set
• Calipers
• Height gauges
• Protractors
• Bandsaw wheel
• Power sanders
• Milling cutters
• Deburring equipment
• Welders
• Wire brushes
• Wire cathode electrode discharge machine
• Bench vises
• Workshop cranes

Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software

Project management software

Word processing software

Computer aided design CAD software

Computer aided manufacturing CAM software