Tool & Die Maker

Grenada, MS 38901

Job Title:

Tool and Die Maker

Location:

Ice Industries Grenada
635 Highway 332
Grenada, MS 38901

To build, repair and maintain dies, tooling, and fixtures to support production

• Builds and repairs machine shop tools using machining operations and measuring instruments. Works from blueprints and sketches to create or modify tools, dies, jigs and molds.
• Build or repair equipment such as dies, and die sections, utilizing blueprints, sketches, descriptions, templates, etc.
• Perform preventative maintenance checks on tools and equipment utilized in the Toolroom
• Operates various machines such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, and grinders to machine parts
• Keeps work area clean and uncluttered by removing scrap pieces from machinery, floors and properly disposing of scrap
• May be required to go to the area where the finished product is installed to observe or adjust the part or equipment as needed.
• Other job duties and projects as assigned

• Plant environment with seasonal changes in temperature and humidity
• Must be capable of bending, stooping, crawling under or over, and frequent climbing stairs
• Lifting, pushing, pulling, prying, and dragging heavy materials up to 50 pounds
• Overtime is mandatory when business conditions require additional hours.

Must possess a Journeyman’s Tool and Die Maker’s card or certification of having completed a U.S. Department of Labor recognized apprenticeship as a Journeyman Tool and Die Maker, or have 8 years of proven experience working as a Tool and Die Maker in a manufacturing environment, along with experience on large deep drawn stamping dies and be self-motivated. Experience with resistance welding is a plus.

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, reference material, diagrams, or other manufacturer’s material related to the products to be machined.
• Familiar with machinery tools such as lathes, grinders, and milling machines.
• Good shop mathematics knowledge.
• Knowledge of various measuring instruments such as micrometers, height gauges, and tape measures.
• Able to machine a product within correct tolerances and dimensions utilizing tooling equipment and proper procedures.
• Must be able to set up and operate all tool room equipment
• Understand and work within all safety rules
• Proper operation of forklift
• Proper operation of hoists and cranes Able to load and feed steel and material into dies.
• Knowledge of how to adjust for steel/material alignment in dies. Perform re-set ups and die changeovers
• Proper use of OD & s, Calipers, Height Gages, Thread Gages, and Dial Indicators.