Tool & Model Maker - Level 3

S & C Electric Company
Chicago, IL

Description

As an S&C Electric team member, you’ll work on projects that have real-world impact. You’ll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We’re big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively.

Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow’s energy challenges and become an employee-owner!

Hours

  • 6:00 am – 2:30 pm (Mon-Fri) Onsite
  • $5,000 gross sign-on bonus

Compensation

At S&C, we are dedicated to providing competitive and equitable compensation for all our team members, and we are committed to transparency in our pay practices. The estimated hourly pay range for this position is $32 - 44 per hour . Individual pay within this salary range is determined by several compensable factors, including performance, knowledge, job-related skills and experience, and relevant education or training. This role is also eligible for S&C’s annual incentive plan (AIP), subject to eligibility criteria.

Join Our Team as a Tool & Model Maker!

Are you passionate about Prototyping and Tooling ? S&C Electric Company is seeking a dynamic individual to coordinate our tooling function. As a Tool & Model Maker , you’ll be crucial in ensuring smooth operations and supporting our diverse team. The Prototyping and Tooling department is responsible for making and developing production tooling including stamping and forming dies, CNC machining fixtures, inspection gages, assembly tooling, and product test equipment or to make improvements to existing tooling. You will be working with various types of drawings and blueprints ranging from simple hand drawn documents or detail drawings to CAD generated assemblies. You will be required to maintain high quality and productivity standards and adhere to all applicable safety practices and procedures. This position requires good verbal communication skills and the ability to work closely with other Tool Makers, machinists, engineers, designers, and production personnel in a team environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • The ability to build and troubleshoot various types of tools including stamping/forming dies, molds, fixtures, gages, and assembly tooling.
  • Assume responsibility for the quality of completed assignments.
  • Must be able to work independently, meet productivity, and due date requirements of assignments.
  • Problem solve and determine solutions for various types of tooling problems.
  • To select this job as one of interest to you, at a minimum, you must have the following:
  • The ability to use and apply shop mathematics including geometry, trigonometry, and Machinery’s Handbook formulas as required to compete assignments.
  • The ability to work independently and apply ingenuity to analyze and resolve problems.
  • The ability to design and make your own small fixtures and jigs for machining operations.
  • The ability to utilize Lean and Continuous Improvement principles.
  • Adhere to all required company safety rules and practices.
  • Ability to mentor other team members.
  • The ability to operate lathes, mills, grinders, saws, drill press etc.
  • Ability to use measuring instruments.
  • Understand the 5s principles.
  • Ability to operate all standard Tool Room Equipment. Build and troubleshoot new tooling per design requirements.

What you’ll Need To Succeed:

  • High School diploma / GED
  • Completed a formal Tool & Die or Mold Making Apprenticeship.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience as a certified Tool & Die or Mold Maker working with dies, fixtures and / or molds. Additionally, possessing advanced machining skills to be able to produce machined prototype parts of varied complexities if needed would be preferred.
  • Advanced experience in the set-up and operation of conventional sawing, drilling, turning, milling, and grinding equipment. CNC experience is a plus.
  • Excellent process planning skills to produce parts / tooling details per drawing specifications.
  • The ability to use and apply shop mathematics including geometry, trigonometry, and Machinery’s Handbook formulas as required to compete assignments.
  • The ability to work from, understand, and produce required tools and / or parts from complicated CAD generated drawings. The ability to work independently and apply ingenuity to analyze and resolve problems.


S&C Electric is committed to equal-opportunity employment. All employees and applicants will be considered without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to complete the application, please email us at [email protected] .

No fixed deadline.

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Posted 2026-04-03

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