Tool & die maker

You design and manufacture the precision tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures that production machines need to produce components consistently — combining advanced machining, fitting, and heat treatment skills to create the infrastructure of manufacturing.

• Interpret engineering designs for dies, moulds, jigs, and fixtures
• Machine die components to micron-level tolerances using CNC and conventional equipment
• Perform hand-fitting, scraping, and lapping of die components for perfect mating
• Assemble, test, and prove out completed dies and tooling
• Diagnose and repair worn or damaged production tooling
• Carry out hardening, tempering, and heat treatment of tool steels
• Document tooling designs, material specifications, and maintenance records
• Work with production engineers to improve die design for longer life and better output

Tool room environment — typically a cleaner and more controlled area of a manufacturing facility, separate from production floor. Precision machines, measuring equipment, and hand-fitting benches. In Sri Lanka, tool and die makers work primarily in the Free Trade Zones and in government industrial workshops.