Tool & Die Maker

Job Description

Shift: 2:30pm-11:30pm, not a lot of OT. They pick up around July, expect 40-48 hours a week.

Salary: $27-35/hour plus 5% shift premium

Tool and Die Maker Role

Description:

The responsibilities for the Tool & Die Maker are to maintain daily maintenance, upkeep and repair of all dies for a safe, clean, productive and economical operation that fully supports press production.

Tool and Die Maker

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. Also, additional job duties may be assigned.

• Repair, maintenance, and troubleshooting of dies.
• Work as a team with the production department on all tooling issues.
• Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequence of operations for fabricating tools, dies or assemblies.
• Use of measuring instruments to conform to specifications, such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators to verify dimensions, alignments and clearances of finished parts.
• Set up and operate lathes, milling machines, and bench grinders to cut, bore, grind and shape parts to specific dimensions.
• File, grind, shim, and adjust parts for proper fit.
• Experience working with large progressive, transfer and deep draw dies.
• Cut, Shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes using power and hand tools.
• Rework of damaged components in a timely manner.
• Capable of interacting with fellow team members in a professional manner.
• Troubleshoot problems to determine solutions.
• Maintain a clean and safe workplace.

Requirements

Experience:

• Minimum three (3) years tool and die experience.
• Needs high strength steel knowledge and background.

Additional

Skills Required:

To effectively carry out duties and responsibilities in the job position the following skills are required:
Computer skills:
Experience with basic computer systems. Communication skills:

• Speak effectively with fellow employees or customers.
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, etc.
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Apply mathematical skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, as well as basic algebra.
• Organized and able to meet deadlines while performing multiple duties and detail oriented.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Education/Experience/

Certifications:

To effectively carry out duties and responsibilities in the job position the following education, experience, or certifications are preferred:

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Tool and Die apprenticeship or journeyman status.

Benefits

• offers a competitive wage, solid opportunity, and a career path to success. We offer comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401 (k) program, and free membership to local gym.