A Day in the Life
You design and manufacture the precision tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures that production machines need to produce components consistently — combining advanced machining, fitting, and heat treatment skills to create the infrastructure of manufacturing.
- Interpret engineering designs for dies, moulds, jigs, and fixtures
- Machine die components to micron-level tolerances using CNC and conventional equipment
- Perform hand-fitting, scraping, and lapping of die components for perfect mating
- Assemble, test, and prove out completed dies and tooling
- Diagnose and repair worn or damaged production tooling
- Carry out hardening, tempering, and heat treatment of tool steels
- Document tooling designs, material specifications, and maintenance records
- Work with production engineers to improve die design for longer life and better output
Work Environment
Tool room environment — typically a cleaner and more controlled area of a manufacturing facility, separate from production floor. Precision machines, measuring equipment, and hand-fitting benches. In Sri Lanka, tool and die makers work primarily in the Free Trade Zones and in government industrial workshops.
Skills Required
Required
Preferred
Technical Skills
Soft Skills
How to Qualify in Sri Lanka
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You design and manufacture the precision tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures that production machines need to produce components consistently — combining advanced machining, fitting, and heat treatment skills to create the infrastructure of manufacturing.