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Boeing Commercial Airplanes is excited to offer opportunities for a Tool & Die Maker to join our Materials Management & Tooling team in Auburn and Everett, Washington.
In this hands-on position, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks, from interpreting blueprints and work orders to developing effective plans for tool fabrication and repair. Your skills will be essential in troubleshooting production challenges, operating advanced machinery, and ensuring that all tools meet stringent quality standards. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will also engage with customers and suppliers to address any functional issues, all while adhering to safety protocols and continuous improvement practices. If you are passionate about precision engineering and ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment, we invite you to explore this exciting opportunity.
You will play a critical role in upholding our commitment to safety and quality standards, ensuring that all operations meet regulatory compliance and operational excellence. If you are detail-oriented, possess strong technical skills, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we invite you to apply and be a part of our mission to deliver excellence in aviation.
Position Responsibilities:
Employees in this position are responsible for planning, laying out, fabricating, assembling, repairing, and maintaining tools. They should have experience in both conventional and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) and programming mills, lathes, grinding, polishing, fitting, etc.
They should be able to perform all functions of tool fabrication, rework, and repair as required. Troubleshooting problems and developing plans to resolve production issues, including rebuilding and repairing hydraulic and vacuum fixtures.
The ability to determine the sequence of and coordinate tool fabrication work is essential. They should be able to obtain appropriate tool drawings, specification documents, and/or sketches using computing systems if they are not provided with the work order.
Studying specifications such as blueprints, sketches, models, or descriptions to determine materials required and machines to be used for fabricating parts and molds is necessary. They should also develop plans for accomplishing work in fabrication, maintenance, and repair of tools as required.
The ability to use shop metrology equipment to reverse engineer
Coordinating planning or engineering change requests and routine maintenance work with other internal support groups is expected.
This job involves fabricating and building various types of tooling with dies such as push-through, blanking, piercing, cut-off, forming, joggle, deep draw, and compound dies. Knowledge of machining theory, mechanical systems, welding, and assembly is required for layout.
Reading and interpreting information from planning documents, drawings, tool orders, blueprints, sketches, specifications, engineering orders, and quality assurance manuals to determine the methods and sequence of operations necessary to fabricate and assemble tools, molds, jigs, dies, and fixtures is essential.
Laying out details, dimensions, and tooling points of parts, tools, molds, jigs, dies, and fixtures using shop mathematics, geometry, and trigonometry is necessary. They should also be able to set up and operate hand tools and power machine tools.
Fabricating, assembling, and inspecting a variety of molds, jigs, fixtures, tools, and dies to required configuration, dimensions, tolerances, and finish is expected. Checking work in progress and completed parts using precision measuring devices is also required.
Recording manufacturing data and statistics manually or with the aid of a computer or computer-based system is necessary. Understanding tolerance stack-up and datum structures is important.
Experience working with jigs, fixtures, inspection check fixtures, and tooling dies is required. A proven safety record and understanding of factory processes, safety rules, and requirements are essential. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are also necessary.
Physical Demands and Potential Hazards:
Perform physical tasks that include lifting weights ranging from 10-15 lbs to 15-35 lbs.
Engage in various movements such as reaching, handling, turning, twisting, lifting, lowering, climbing, balancing, bending, kneeling, crouching, and squatting.
Work in environments that may involve contact with metals, solvents, and coolants.
Operate in proximity to moving parts and tools, sharp cutters, and potential slipping hazards.
Adapt to varying noise levels and atmospheric conditions.
Utilize personal safety gear to protect face/eyes, hands/arms, and feet while performing job duties.
This position is expected to be 100 onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.
This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15 is required. “US Person” includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee
Resumes of current Puget Sound Boeing employees submitted via “Find Jobs” in Boeing/Workday will be considered as this job is not installed in QTTP (Quality Through Training Program).
Basic Qualifications:
5+ years of experience in repairing, maintaining, construction, and/or the inspection of tools, dies, jigs, powerfeed, etc.
5+ years of experience in machine shop processes, geometric dimensioning & tolerances, and machining capabilities of different types of materials.
2+ years of experience with hydraulics and pneumatics.
2+ years of experience using complete set of toolmaker shop equipment (milling, lathe, precision, grinding, polishing, and fitting).
Preferred Qualifications:
5+ years of experience as a Tool & Die Maker.
Completed an approved Mold Maker or Tool and Die Maker state apprentice ship program and/or certified by the U.S.
Ability to perform machining operations with a specified degree of accuracy and within a timely manner, maintain close and exacting tolerances and finish requirements ensuring highest quality workmanship on all tools, gages, and fixtures with minimal scrap.
Capable of creating a repeatable setup and working to tolerances of +/-.0002&34; in controlled environment.
Possesses 4 and 5 axis CNC skills for mill or lathe, and extensive knowledge of detail cutting tool geometry for different cutting tool types and materials.
Ability to reverse engineer and manufacture mold components within time limitations
Ability to read and write G and M code with CAM programming experience.
Typical Education & Experience:
High school graduate or GED preferred.
Relocation:
Drug Free Workplace:
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
Union Representation Statement:
This is an hourly position governed by the International Association of Machinists (IAM-751) Collective Bargaining agreement.
Shift Work Statement:
Total Rewards & Pay Transparency:
At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as spanet and business considerations.
Summary pay range: $35.00 – $56.97
Applications for this position will be accepted until Oct. 18, 2025
Language Requirements
English Preferred
Relocation
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Visa Sponsorship
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Shift
This position is for variable shift
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
