Tooling Technician

Tooling Technician

$25 - $45 per hour | Syracuse, NY | On-site | Permanent

My client is a leading manufacturing company who is growing! They are looking to add a Tooling Technician to their team who is ensuring proper preparation of sand molds to meet customer casting drawings.

Compensation Up To $45/hr

• Ensure all company and customer owned tooling is properly managed & perform qualification measures of the equipment prior to production.
• Develop sample sand molding processes to validate castings achieve customer specifications.
• Repair wood patterns & ensure flasks are sized for No-Bake & Floor molding processes.
• Manage the outsourced pattern shops to ensure the parting line of castings, amount of draft to be allowed, metal shrinkage, & determine the riser and gating system configurations.
• Review and provide input on product and tool design changes to meet customer blueprints for manufacturability and cost effectiveness.
• Responsible for the routine maintenance and changes to existing sand tooling. Maintain tooling to optimize efficiency, ensure dimensional accuracy and coordinate necessary modifications as required.
• Review all manufacturing processes to ensure that daily production achieves quoted parameters, including scrap & re-work rates.
• Maintain active tooling database with details regarding production issues, maintenance performed, amount of scrap output, and general pattern conditions
• Understand properties & solidification of aluminum and brass, as well as various molding methods.
• Quotes, analyzes and manages any cost reductions and improvements in current production and continuous improvement projects

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

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