Tool & Die Maker

Job Description

Position in Crown’s Beverage Division manufacturing packaging solutions for soft drinks, craft beers, coffees, teas, and new energy drinks.

Location:

Winchester, Virginia.

Crown’s Beverage Division leads the packaging industry with innovative technologies redefining beverage cans. The role will support production and tooling operations within this division.

• Perform operations including turning, facing, threading, drilling, reaming, boring, tapping, milling, grinding, knurling, rolling, cutting, etc., on any material to exacting tolerances and required micro‑finish.
• Design, machine, troubleshoot, and assemble special tooling into production dies.
• Carry out work requiring thorough knowledge of machine shop and tool room practices, materials, and application of various tools, jigs, fixtures, and dies.
• Make repairs or alterations to end and can dies, including manufacture of replacement parts as needed using hardened tool steel and carbide parts.
• Use precision measuring instruments to assemble, fit, align, and adjust parts to exact tolerances.
• Check tooling inventories, set up tool packs, measure precision tolerances and work with assembly set‑ups.
• Study specifications such as blueprints, sketches, models, or descriptions to determine materials required and machines to be used to fabricate parts.
• Set up and operate machine tools such as lathes, milling machines and other equipment to machine parts.
• Interact closely with the operations team to plan, troubleshoot and analyze production and equipment issues and develop solutions.

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Exhibits safety and quality as top priority.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced work environment, both independently and as a team player.
• Cross training/multi‑skilling in other functions will be a basic expectation of any person hired.
• Detail oriented and very accurate.
• Candidates must be flexible to work any shift and overtime as required.

• Problem solving skills through an individual and/or collaborative approach.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• Excellent time management skills and multitasking.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• May lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to walk up and down stairs/platforms.
• Ability to climb ladders (including rolling ladders) up to 20 ft to perform work.

• Manufacturing plant environment.
• Exposure to lifting, moving machinery, and forklift traffic.
• Production noise level frequently loud.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Crown offers competitive pay (starting rate $32.28/hr with progressions and $0.98/hr shift differential), comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability pay, vacation, holidays, 100% paid pension plan, education assistance, 401(k), and stock purchase plan.

• Strong engagement and commitment to the safety of employees.
• Opportunity to build a meaningful career.
• Professional and personal development through training and work experiences.