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Tool & Die Maker

Reference Number: CS66813173

Date Posted: 07/03/2025

Country: Canada

Province: Ontario

City: Tillsonburg

Job Type: Permanent

Salary Range: $0+

Job Description

We're seeking a Licensed Tool & Die Maker to join our client's team in the automotive industry in Tillsonburg. As a Tool and Die Maker, you will collaborate closely with the engineering and production teams to ensure that tooling performs at optimal levels and minimizes downtime.
 
What We Offer:
  • Salary: $44/hr plus shift premiums (overtime is available).
  • Job Type/Shift: Permanent, direct hire, full-time 
  • Benefits: Company benefits, including Dental, Health and Vision, Pension Plan, Disability Insurance, Tuition Aid Program, Employee Assistance Program, Extended Health Care Package and company events.
 
What You’ll Do:
  • Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, or dial indicators.
  • Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, or grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to the prescribed dimensions and finishes.
  • Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
  • Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools using machine tools, hand tools, or welders.
  • Inspect and test tools to ensure they meet operational requirements and quality standards.
  • Troubleshoot and repair tooling issues, including making modifications to improve tool performance.
  • Maintain accurate records of tool repairs, and maintenance work performed.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to provide input for new tooling designs or modifications.

 What We're Looking For:
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting abilities. 
  • Ability to read drawings, manuals, notes and designs.
  • Exceptional knowledge of various machining and tool-making equipment.
  • Experience working with progressive and transfer presses/dies.
  • Experience with steel-cutting drills.
  • Operation of overhead crane.
  • Tool & Die Maker, COQ required.
  • 1-2 years of experience required.
 
Our team is eager to connect with candidates who meet the job requirements. If this sounds like a fit for you, we invite you to apply today! 
 
Since 1951, Drake International has been a global leader in flexible and permanent staffing, connecting people with the right roles at any career stage, both in Canada and worldwide. As a leading recruitment and HR partner, we collaborate directly with employers to bring you the best opportunities at no cost, ensuring a human-centered approach that helps everything work seamlessly.
 
Drake International is an equal-opportunity employer and champions accessibility, inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We are committed to providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please contact your Branch Representative at 226-546-3337.
 
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Date Posted:
07/03/2025

Job Category:
GL - Skilled Trades

Job Location:
Tillsonburg, Ontario

Job Type:
Permanent