Tool & Die Technician (3rd Shift)

Tool & Die Technician

The Tool & Die Technicians will maintain, rework, and fabricate dies and tools for production requirements, as well as perform changeovers. This is a 3rd shift position.

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

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of experience working with and troubleshooting dies.
• 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.