Tooling Maintenance Technician

Tooling Maintenance Technician

The Tooling Maintenance Technician is responsible for preparing, inspecting, and maintaining production tooling to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing operations across both facility locations. This role plays a critical part in tooling readiness, documentation, and small-scale component fabrication through CNC operation. A proactive mindset, strong organizational skills, and mechanical aptitude are essential.

• Tooling Preparation, Cleaning, maintaining, and staging
• Tooling Inspection & Documentation Maintaining accurate tooling condition records and service history logs.
• Operate CNC machinery to manufacture or modify components such as face plates, connector plates, and other tooling-related items as needed.
• Collaboration & Support with production
• Perform routine audits of tooling setups to ensure alignment with production standards.

• Experience in plastic extrusion tooling
• Familiarity with die/sizer setups
• Proficient in using measurement tools (e.g., calipers, micrometers).
• Experience with ERP or tooling management software.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and documentation
• Proficient in reading blueprints, setup sheets, and mechanical drawings
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Basic computer skills.

• HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENT (TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION PREFERRED)
• 2+ YEARS IN TOOLING, MAINTENANCE, OR CNC MACHINING ROLE (EXTRUSION OR PLASTICS INDUSTRY PREFERRED)
• Proficient in reading blueprints, setup sheets, and mechanical drawings
• Basic to intermediate CNC milling machine experience (preferred)

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. and work in a shop-floor environment