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Full-time
high school, professional certificate
Posted 12d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The Tool Maker designs, fabricates, and maintains precision tooling, fixtures, and molds for optical component manufacturing. They also troubleshoot production issues and ensure all tools meet strict tolerances through rigorous measurement and maintenance.
Requirements
Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent, with a Tool & Die Maker certification preferred. A minimum of 3–5 years of experience in precision machining and the ability to interpret complex engineering drawings are required.
Full job description
The Tool Maker is responsible for designing, building, maintaining, and repairing precision tooling, fixtures, and molds used in the manufacturing of optical and precision components. This role supports production efficiency and product quality by ensuring tooling meets strict tolerances required for optical manufacturing processes.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, fabricate, and maintain precision tooling, jigs, fixtures, and molds used in optical component manufacturing.
Interpret engineering drawings, CAD models, and technical specifications to produce high-precision tools.
Operate manual and CNC machine tools including mills, lathes, grinders, and EDM equipment.
Troubleshoot tooling issues affecting production and implement corrective solutions.
Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on existing tooling.
Work closely with engineering and production teams to optimize tool performance and manufacturing processes.
Maintain proper documentation for tooling designs, modifications, and repairs.
Ensure compliance with safety standards and company quality systems.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and/or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl. The employee must also occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision and color vision. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete and abstract variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. The noise level in the work environment may range from moderate to loud.
Required Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent; Tool & Die Maker certification or technical training preferred.
3–5+ years of experience in tool making, tool & die, or precision machining.
Strong knowledge of machining techniques including milling, turning, grinding, and EDM.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.
Experience working with tight tolerances and precision components.
Familiarity with CAD/CAM software is a plus.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Experience in optics, plastics, or precision manufacturing industries.
Knowledge of injection molding tooling or optical tooling.
Experience with CNC programming or advanced machining.
Syntec Optics (Nasdaq: OPTX) is an American optics and photonics manufacturing company located in Rochester, NY. The company develops, manufactures, and assembles custom optical solutions for defense & security, medical, and virtual reality applications. The company was originally started as Syntec in 1981. In 1997 Boston-based entrepreneur Al Kapoor started acquiring Syntec with its other affiliates and founded Syntec Optics. Its customers include leading multinationals, innovative defense contractors, and pioneering start-ups. Syntec Optics pioneered polymer optics that allowed plastics to replace glass as an effective, bio-compatible, and less expensive solution for optics. New nano-technology techniques like HRDT (High Refraction Diamond Turning) for newly invented highly engineered resins further enabled radical innovations that led to a dramatic reduction in product costs - as high as 50% in some cases. In 2016, the White House declared Optics and Photonics as America’s competitive advantage globally. Syntec Optics was a key partner of the team invited for the new Rochester, NY Photonics Institute announcement at the White House led by the Research Foundation of the State University of New York (RF SUNY). Syntec Optics has created hundreds of new jobs in Rochester, NY.
Syntec Optics has become North America’s largest polymer optics assembly and opto-mechanical component provider. Renovation and development of a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility of more than 85,000 sq. ft. in size, built on over 7 acres of land, has allowed co-location of its polymer optics and optics assembly division with its optical mold, diamond turning optics, and optical coating division. Syntec’s affiliated opto-mechanicals division, called Wordingham Technologies, has also co-located. Offerings from all divisions are combined at the same location in the City of Rochester, NY, to make plastic optics assemblies for the full light spectrum.
Offices: 515 Lee Road,, Rochester, NY 14606, US · Syntec Optics (Building 2A), 515 Lee Road, Rochester, NY 14606, US · Wordingham Technologies (Building 1B), 515 Lee Road, Rochester, NY 14606, US · Syntec Optics, 1001 Bayhill Drive 2nd Floor, San Bruno, CA 94066, US