
Senior Toolroom Toolmaker
Waterbury, CTJob$36–44/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
ITW Drawform seeks an experienced Toolroom Toolmaker to manufacture, repair, and maintain precision tooling for high-volume deep draw and stamping operations. The role includes operating conventional toolroom equipment, interpreting blueprints, inspecting machined work, and supporting tooling improvements. The toolmaker will also train and guide apprentices. CNC programming experience is a plus, and a journeyman license is preferred.
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Job Description:
Position Objective:
ITW Drawform is seeking an experienced Toolroom Toolmaker to manufacture, repair, and maintain precision tooling components, fixtures, gages, and die details for high-volume deep draw and stamping operations. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on toolmaking, machining, blueprint reading, and precision measurement skills, and will help train and guide apprentice toolmakers.
2.0 Essential Functions:
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Manufacture, repair, modify, and maintain precision tooling components, dies, fixtures, gages, and related toolroom components for deep draw stamping operations.
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Reads and interprets blueprints or works from verbal or written instructions or from the part to be copied or fitted.
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Plans the setup and operation of all types of machine shop tools, considering types of material, tolerances, types of cutting tools, coolants, lubricants, and machine tool feeds and speeds.
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Operate standard toolroom equipment such as manual mills, lathes, surface grinders, drill presses, saws, and other conventional machine tools.
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Willing to learn CNC equipment (CNC lathe, Wire EDM, Machining Center) and expand toolmaking capabilities. Prior experience with CNC programming is a plus.
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Determines specifications for inspection of work, using precision measuring and gauging tools, performing required inspection before, during and after machining.
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Train, coach, and guide apprentice toolmakers in safe work practices, toolroom fundamentals, blueprint reading, precision measurement, and tool manufacturing methods.
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Support tool repair and improvement activities to improve tooling reliability, quality, uptime, and tool life.
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Follow safety protocols and maintain clean and organized work area
3.0 Qualifications:
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Minimum 10+ years of toolroom, tool & die, or precision machining experience preferred.
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Journeyman license preferred.
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Strong blueprint reading, mechanical aptitude, and precision measurement skills required.
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Experience with standard toolroom equipment such as mills, lathes, grinders, and drill presses required.
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Experience with CNC programming & set up is a plus.
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Experience with G-code, MasterCAM or other CAM software is a plus
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High School diploma, GED or equivalent work experience.
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Ability to lift approximately 40-60 pounds on a regular basis.
4.0 Compensation & Benefits
ITW Drawform offers a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive benefits program designed to support employees’ health, financial security, work-life balance, and continued development.
Benefits include:
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Competitive wages based on experience and qualifications
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Comprehensive health insurance
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Dental and vision insurance
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401(k) matching program
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Profit Sharing
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Health Savings Account
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Flexible Spending Account
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Life insurance
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Paid time off
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Tuition reimbursement
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Employee assistance program
Compensation Information:
36.00 - 44.00
ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.
As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
How this job compares
Set against the 735 open Machinist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$36–44/hr
- US median$27–36/hr323 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $40/hr, is 29% above the US median midpoint ($31/hr) — in the top quarter of Machinist hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 15 open Machinist jobs in Connecticut and 735 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- Machinist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (495 postings).
- Education
- 2 of the 735 open Machinist jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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