Tool & Die Maker All Shifts

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Tool & Die Maker – Immediate Need – All Shifts at nVent

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

• Plan, layout, construct, maintain, alter, and repair complicated multi-station progressive, single purpose blanking, piercing and forming dies, as well as a variety of drills, holding and clamping fixtures.
• Design dies and make or direct the making of detailed drawings.
• Work from drawings, sketches, samples, written and verbal instructions.
• Visualize finished job, make necessary mathematical calculations, select allowances for fitting and finishing.
• Plan, layout, and perform intricate machining operations on tool room equipment involving exacting setups and adjustments to maintain very close tolerances and skilled bench and hand operations. Experience with CNC equipment is beneficial.
• Determine repairs required on dies returned to tool room.
• Perform emergency repairs to dies in the press department.
• Perform any variety of die grinding, shimming, replacement of progressive die components.
• Make up repair parts or machined items for special orders.
• Try out dies in tool room press, suggest changes to improve operation or reduce maintenance time, observe operation in production and diagnose and correct trouble.
• Prepare complex print programs utilizing higher levels of math and or utilizing a computer programming language.
• Instruct other employees and assist in overcoming difficulties. Aid in setting up any plant equipment as needed.
• Report faulty equipment, defective material and unusual conditions to supervisor.
• Observe all prescribed safety rules and regulations and maintain work area in a neat and orderly condition.

• Up to $40.00/hr
• Hiring Bonus: $5000.00
• Relocation Assistance
• Vacation:
  Up to 20 days offered

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Journeyman’s card or equivalent years of experience in the tool and die trade is required.
• Open to those with a minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Wire EDM experience preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting skills necessary, with the ability to make informed decisions.
• Good organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, multi‑tasking environment and meet operational deadlines.
• Must be self‑motivated, safety and quality conscious, and work efficiently with minimal supervision.
• Heavy lifting required (35 lbs). Lift truck operator experience preferred.
• Good communication skills with the ability to work in a team environment.

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short‑term and long‑term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance, and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan – both include a company match.
• Other supplemental benefits such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back‑up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well‑being program, and legal & identity theft protection.

• nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions, enabling safer systems and a more secure world.
• Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis.
• Our portfolio includes brands such as nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE.
• We support community initiatives through the nVent in Action matching program and other philanthropic efforts.
• We value inclusion, diversity, and a culture of innovation, integrity, and customer focus.