SUMMARY:

About the job

Tool & Die Technicians will maintain, rework, and fabricate dies and tools for production requirements, as well as perform changeovers.

Roles and responsibilities – 

• Maintain existing dies and perform changeovers.
• Ability to fabricate dies and tools and rework the same die for production requirements. 
• Interact between tool room, production, engineering, quality, and other departments.
• Participates in Pre-Planning and design of new tooling, tool refurbishment, end of life tooling and capacity tooling as required.
• Participate in tooling design and print review meetings and project overview meetings. 
• Planning and layout work according to models, blueprints, drawings or other written or oral specifications.
• Understand the working properties of common methods and alloys.
• Select appropriate materials, tools, and process required to complete a task.
• Use of various tool and die maker tools and precision measuring instruments while working to very close tolerances.
• Able to evaluate and repair dies to bring parts into specifications and troubleshoot problem dies.
• Work closely with production personnel, EDM, machine set-up operators, ensuring dies and tooling are performing to desired specifications.
• Documentation of all information and procedures that have been established in reference to individual tools (i.e., logbooks) and update drawings.
• Set-up and service of all tool room and other related equipment.
• Ensure work area is clean and well maintained.
• Actively participate in area 5S and other department team Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Adhere to all safety and environmental guidelines. Following company policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience and Skills

• 3-5 years of experience working with and troubleshooting dies. Fully qualified completion of hours.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot tool & die problems.
• Ability to read blueprints and other die support documentation.
• Experience with and the ability to use standard and specific tool room machinery, including but not limited to, drill presses, die wash stations, grinders, mills.
• Able to adapt, multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Commitment to work through continuous improvement.
• Follow all IATF 16949 & ISO 14001 procedures. 

Physical Demands

• Ability to lift 55 pounds.
• Standing, bending, lifting, twisting, climbing a ladder, and walking on a cement floor daily.