Tool and Die Technician

Duties and responsibilities

We are seeking a skilled Tool and Die Technician to join our team.

Job duties include:

• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, or dial indicators.
• Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, or grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
• Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
• Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools, hand tools, or welders.
• Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
• Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Flexibility to adapt to varying work schedules and shifts.
• Strong observational skills with the ability to identify and report deviations in molded parts.
• Effective team players with strong communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Well-organized with keen attention to detail.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and manage time efficiently.
• Understanding of injection molding processes.
• Ability to make guided decisions based on the data available.
• 1 year or more experience as a Tool Maker or Tool and Die Technician in a plastics molding environment (previous team leader or supervisory experience preferred).
• Active participation and timely completion of required training relating to molding, hydraulics, pneumatics, electronics, robotics, PLC’s, and other technical facets of the molding department.
• Ability to program robotic/automated equipment