Aerospace Tooling Jig & Fixture Fabricator

Job Description

Job Description

Shape the Tools That Shape Flight

Step onto the shop floor where precision meets purpose. Your day begins at the bench with a new set of aerospace prints. You interpret specifications, confirm quality requirements, and plan the build. With straightedges and precision metrology in hand, you establish and coordinate reference points and tooling holes that make downstream assembly seamless.

Throughout the day, you switch between tasks: fabricating new jigs and fixtures to exacting tolerances, documenting quick fabrication sketches to solve alignment challenges, and returning to existing tooling for repairs or rework when production calls. When the job demands it, you head to the machines—lathes, Bridgeport mills, and grinders—to bring components into spec, verifying each step with micrometers, height gages, and other hand metrology tools.

What You’ll Do

• Build jigs and fixtures to customer prints, specifications, and quality standards
• Lay out and verify reference datums and tooling holes using precision measurement
• Perform tooling repairs and rework to return assets to service
• Create clear, practical fabrication sketches as needed
• Operate manual machine tools (lathes, Bridgeport mills, grinders) as required

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building precision jigs/fixtures
• Advanced blueprint literacy, including GD&T and interpretation of 3D CAD models
• Mastery of precision measurement and hand metrology practices
• Manual machining experience (mills, lathes, grinders) preferred
• Strong math fundamentals and clear communication skills

Core Proficiencies

• GD&T
• Machine Building/Assembling
• Precision Measurement & Hand Metrology
• Manual Machining Skills
• Blueprint Reading

Compensation & Benefits

• Health insurance
• Vision and dental insurance
• Life, Accident & Disability insurance — 100% company paid
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Weekly pay
• Overtime currently available

Work Authorization

Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship or Lawful Permanent Residentstatus is required. No sponsorship available.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Smith Brothers Tool Company is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.