Toolmaker

Position Description

About Tech Source, Inc.

Tech Source is a nationally recognized engineering and consulting firm specializing in the management and technical delivery of large-scale nuclear and high-technology projects. Our expertise spans scientific, engineering, and technical domains that support federal missions, national laboratories, and defense programs. We are proud to partner with Pan Texas Deterrence under Maintenance & Operations contract at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, TX, contributing to mission success and operational excellence.

Tech Source delivers solutions through hundreds of experts with decades of experience and a strong commitment to safety-centric execution.

Tech Source, Inc. is seeking a Toolmaker to support mission-critical manufacturing, maintenance, and production activities onsite at the Pantex Plant as part of the Maintenance & Operations (M&O) contract. In this role, you will fabricate, modify, repair, and maintain specialized tools, fixtures, and equipment that directly support national security missions in a highly regulated environment. As a Toolmaker, you will work closely with Pantex personnel and internal Tech Source teams to ensure tooling and equipment meet precision, safety, quality, and operational requirements.

This position supports work across rotating shifts, which may include nights, weekends, and holiday coverage, in a safety-focused, high-reliability setting.

• Specializes in the operation of precision machine tools such as conventional, and computer numerical controlled (CNC) in the construction and/or repair of tooling, gages, jigs, fixtures, or dies, where a high degree of specialized skill and knowledge of tool building practices is required.
• Works from sketches, detail, assembly drawings, and/or from verbal instructions in planning and performing complex machining operations.
• Processes items requiring complicated setups with a high degree of accuracy, using a variety of precision measuring instruments.
• Performs complex mathematical calculations, writes and/or edits programs for CNC equipment, and uses complex tooling and gages in order to accomplish the job.
• Adheres to Safety and Security regulations.
• Maintains accurate records and proper maintenance and operation of equipment installations and/or fixtures.
• Produces machined pieces to within tolerances and shapes as specified on detailed and assembly drawings.
• Responsible for maintaining a knowledge of applicable Federal, State, DOE, Corporate and Plant rules, regulations, Labor Agreements and Plant-wide operating policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Required to attend and/or successfully complete training classes as determined by the Training and Development Technologies Department, through General Employee Training (Reference DOE Order 426.2), and Management.
• Participates in worker involvement including input to work planning and methods to identify hazards and controls.
• Understands a worker's right to stop work when they feel their own or other's personal safety is jeopardized.
• Attends all required safety meetings and training. Offers suggestions on improvements to the work environment.

• Must have successfully completed an 8,000-hour B&W Pantex approved Apprenticeship or Trainee Program which provides experience directly related to the craft work currently performed by the Tool & Die Shop; or have four (4) years experience satisfactory to line management in the performance of current Tool & Die Shop work as stated in the functions and responsibilities of this job description, and be familiar with all tools of the craft.
• DOE Q clearance is nice to have, but not required. All candidates must be eligible for a Q security clearance
• HRP certificate is nice to have, but not required. All candidates must be eligible for a HRP certification.
• An ability to work onsite at Pantex

• DOE Q clearance
• HRP certificate