Tool and Die Apprentice Jobs - Morton Grove, Illinois (IL)

Tool and Die Apprentice - Job Description

We are hiring a Tool and Die Apprentice to join our team. This is a great opportunity for on-the-job training!

What We Offer Our Employees:

Sko-Die offers a family-owned company environment and culture. We offer a bonus program. We pay for your apprenticeship training programs!

Other great benefits that we offer include:

• Full Benefits
• 401K matching
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO/Holiday pay
• Life Insurance

Responsibilities:

• Learn to read and interpret specifications, such as blueprints, sketches, or tool description, and plan sequence of operations.
• Learn to measure and mark metal stock to lay out work pieces for machining.
• Learn to do set-ups and operating machine tools, such as lathe, milling machine, machining center, EDM Wire machine, and grinder, to machine parts and verify conformance of machined parts to specifications.
• Learn to position and secure parts on surface plate or worktable, using devices such as vises, V-blocks, and angle plates.
• Learn to fits and assemble parts into assemblies or mechanisms, using hand tools.
• Learn to verify dimensions and alignment, using measuring instruments such as micrometers, height gauges, and gauge blocks.
• Learn to examine standard tools and modify tools as required.
• Learn to develop specifications from general descriptions and draws or sketches tool to be fabricated.
• Learn to input labor into the data collection terminals.
• Learn to do PM checks, maintaining coolant levels, general housekeeping of work area and ensuring all safety devices are operational
• Learn to heat treat tools or parts.

Education and Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Mechanical aptitude
• Solid math skills including geometry
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Interest in Robotics, Automotive, engineering, contract manufacturing, etc.
• Ability to read and understand machine controls and computer screens.
• Ability and willingness to work all assigned hours, including overtime and attend evening and/or weekend classes.
• Professional work ethics including dependability, verbal and written communication skills, willingness to learn new things

About Sko-Die:

SKO-DIE is an outsource manufacturing specialist located in Morton Grove, Illinois. We specialize in supplying custom steel laminations and heavy gauge metal stampings, supporting manufacturers from initial product development into full production.

Our products are used in a variety of industries and applications - where we excel in providing manufacturing results at all phases of the product life cycle.