Tooling & Fixture Maker/Patternmaker

Patternmaker / Tooling & Fixture Maker About this position Our long-running Quad Cities pattern shop is looking for a skilled Patternmaker to build and maintain complex steel dies and machining fixtures. This is real, hands-on pattern and tooling work on the floor for someone who takes pride in building things right. We need a craftsman who takes the reins and runs with it - someone who can take a complex part, figure out the tooling, and make it happen without being told what to do at every step. If you'd rather own a tough build start to finish than be handed a checklist, this is your shop. Your work Build, modify, and maintain complex steel dies and casting tooling. Design and fabricate complex machining fixtures and workholding. Work hands-on on the floor - layout, fitting, machining, assembly, and rework of tooling. Solve tough tooling and fixturing problems and see them through to a working solution. Partner with programming, machining, and production teams to get tooling production-ready. Maintain and improve existing patterns, dies, and fixtures over their life cycle. What it takes Patternmaking, die, or tool-and-fixture experience - or strong hands-on mechanical ability and the drive to master complex tooling. Genuinely hands-on; you want to be building and fitting, not just planning. Self-directed and resourceful - you take ownership of a build and figure it out. Skilled with manual machines, hand tools, layout, and precision fitting. Able to read and work from complex prints, models, and castings. Pride in craftsmanship and a bias toward making the tooling better.