Tool Room Technician

**Shift:

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2nd: 3 pm -11pm

**Responsibilities:

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• Maintain regular onsite attendance as an essential function of the position.

• Support and participate in all company safety programs, procedures, and activities.

• Follow daily preparation schedules and complete assigned work orders accurately and efficiently.

• Maintain clean, safe, and organized work areas.

• Properly clean, maintain, and protect tooling and associated components.

• Complete tooling repairs from start to finish with minimal supervision and verify repairs against part prints and specifications.

• Troubleshoot and resolve common tooling issues accurately and efficiently.

• Complete, organize, and file all required maintenance and repair documentation in a timely manner.

• Assemble and disassemble tooling accurately and efficiently.

• Polish molds to meet established production and quality standards.

• Locate and retrieve tooling scheduled for maintenance, repair, or preparation.

• Complete all tasks associated with the standard preparation of tooling for production runs.

• Replace cavity components as required while maintaining proper fit and alignment.

• Prepare tooling and associated components for production setup.

• Maintain and replace water and oil lines as needed.

• Inspect, maintain, and repair water hoses and related connections.

• Maintain and repair tooling components, including slides, ejector pins, die cutters, and hydraulic cylinders.

• Fabricate Julian Date Screws and Annual Date Wheels.

• Rework cores and cavities, including welding, machining, and polishing operations.

• Perform welding operations to repair, modify, and restore tooling.

• Perform basic machine setups and operations on surface grinders, press-out presses, band saws, lathes, and mills.

• Fabricate and install standard cores and punches according to specifications.

• Fabricate fixtures for machining, inspection, assembly, and other tooling applications as directed.

• Apply trigonometric calculations and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles to tool-making activities.

• Program and operate 2-axis CNC mills and CNC lathes.

• Modify and improve tooling to reduce scrap, defects, and rework while supporting production efficiency.

**Qualifications:

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• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

• 1–3 years of experience working in a Tool Room, preferably within a die casting or similar manufacturing environment.

• Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office.

• Forklift, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), hoist, and crane certifications.

• Strong mathematical skills applicable to machining and tool-making operations.

• Ability to read and interpret part prints, tooling drawings, and dimensional specifications.

You should be proficient in:

• Tool/Die/Mold Setup Experience
• die casting
• tool room expereince