D67-Tool & Fixture Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Precision in Every Detail – Join Us as a Tool & Fixture Specialist

Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Starting Pay : 30.97 per hour
Type: Full-Time, 12-Month Contract

Drive Innovation in Aerospace Manufacturing
PDS Tech Commercial is seeking a highly skilled Tool & Fixture Specialist to support aerospace production operations with precision, safety, and efficiency. In this role, you will be at the forefront of creating, maintaining, and improving the specialized tools and fixtures that keep our manufacturing processes running flawlessly. Your work will directly impact product quality, operational safety, and project timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver training to internal users on the use, repair, and maintenance of complex below-the-hook equipment and test systems (e.g., scales, weights)

• Interpret operational manuals and tooling drawings to ensure proper equipment use and safety compliance

• Review internal customer requirements and evaluate vendor product capabilities and specifications

• Verify the structural integrity of purchased, fabricated, and repaired handling equipment

• Guide and mentor less experienced Proofload Technicians on integrity testing procedures

• Perform routine and complex Proofload (PL) procedures using rigging, weights, and scales

• Conduct operational inspections before and after PL tests

• Recommend improvements to PL processes to enhance safety, reliability, and cost-efficiency

• Review and validate documentation of PL tests, inspections, and maintenance activities

• Use software systems (MES, CMES, Maximo/CRPMS, Cribmaster) to manage work orders and test records

Required Qualifications

• Strong mechanical skills and hands-on experience with tool maintenance

• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals and tooling drawings

• Experience with proof-load testing and equipment inspections

• Familiarity with software systems such as MES, Maximo, CMES, and Cribmaster

• Excellent communication and documentation skills

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to safety

Why Join Us

At PDS Tech Commercial, you’ll work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where precision and innovation meet. We value your expertise, provide opportunities for skill development, and give you the tools to succeed in a fast-paced, high-impact industry. This is your chance to contribute to groundbreaking aerospace projects while advancing your career in a role where your skills truly make a difference.

Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you’re a detail-driven professional with a passion for problem-solving and precision manufacturing, we want to hear from you. Apply today and help us shape the future of aerospace technology.

Pay Details: 30.97 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Company DescriptionSince 1977, the PDS family of companies has become among the largest and most respected staffing companies in the United States. A vital part of the PDS family, PDS Tech Commercial connects highly skilled employees with Fortune 500 clients’ needs for project support such as contingent labor, statement of work/offload engineering projects, and permanent placements.

PDS Tech Commercial has staffing partnerships with leading organizations based in the United States and globally. We hire jobseekers daily for openings across skill categories, including Engineering, IT, Business Professional, Administrative, Accounting/Finance, Skilled Trades and Industrial.

We offer eligible associates an ala carte benefits package, that can include direct deposit, free career counseling, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonuses, and an affordable medical coverage plan.

Now part of The Adecco Group, our shared synergies combined with the investment Adecco continues to make in PDS offers significant advantages to both clients and associates alike. We share Adecco’s dedication to unlocking our Associates’ potential by unleashing the Future@Work and to the importance of human and labor rights, diversity and inclusion, environmental responsibility, and more.

Company Description

Since 1977, the PDS family of companies has become among the largest and most respected staffing companies in the United States. A vital part of the PDS family, PDS Tech Commercial connects highly skilled employees with Fortune 500 clients’ needs for project support such as contingent labor, statement of work/offload engineering projects, and permanent placements.\r\n\r\nPDS Tech Commercial has staffing partnerships with leading organizations based in the United States and globally. We hire jobseekers daily for openings across skill categories, including Engineering, IT, Business Professional, Administrative, Accounting/Finance, Skilled Trades and Industrial.\r\n\r\nWe offer eligible associates an ala carte benefits package, that can include direct deposit, free career counseling, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonuses, and an affordable medical coverage plan.\r\n\r\nNow part of The Adecco Group, our shared synergies combined with the investment Adecco continues to make in PDS offers significant advantages to both clients and associates alike. We share Adecco’s dedication to unlocking our Associates’ potential by unleashing the Future@Work and to the importance of human and labor rights, diversity and inclusion, environmental responsibility, and more.