Tool and Die Maker

About Us

Since 1979, Pyper Tool & Engineering has been designing and manufacturing progressive line and transfer dies, robotic MIG welding equipment, and specialty automation machinery. We value precision, craftsmanship, and innovation, and we are seeking a skilled Die Maker to join our team.

Overall Responsibility

The Die Maker fabricates, assembles, and maintains progressive, transfer, and hand-transfer dies according to engineering specifications. The role requires technical expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team to deliver high-quality dies on time.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Understand and follow the company Quality Management System.
• Study specifications such as blueprints to determine materials required and machines to be used to fabricate parts.
• Compute dimensions, plan layout, and determine assembly methods and sequence of operations.
• Ensure established quality procedures are implemented during the build process.
• Set up and operate machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, and grinders to machine parts, verifying conformance to specifications.
• Verify dimensions, alignments, quality, and clearances of parts.
• Adhere to safety and housekeeping guidelines.
• Maintain appropriate documentation as required.
• Track work time and job time using Global Shop (GSS).
• Train, coordinate, and assist other team members as needed.
• Support customer run-off requirements.
• Travel as required.
• Ensure on-time delivery of dies and components.
• Identify, suggest, and implement ideas for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with management to achieve short- and long-term objectives.
• Maintain regular attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills Required

• General machining experience.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings.
• Ability to work effectively with others in a shop environment.
• Ability to build, develop, and try out stamping dies.
• Proficiency in using precision measurement tools as required.

Certifications and Education

• High School Diploma or GED required; additional technical training or vocational school in machining or tool & die preferred.
• Journeyman’s card preferred.
• Hi-lo and overhead crane certifications to be obtained within 30 days of hire preferred.
• Ability to travel and a valid passport preferred.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear.
• Frequently required to walk.
• Occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; push/pull up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to perceive and analyze details of dies using close, distance, and peripheral vision.

Why Join Us

• Work for a well-established company with over 40 years of precision manufacturing expertise.
• Opportunity to work on advanced tooling and automation projects.
• Supportive, collaborative, and team-oriented environment.
• Career growth opportunities in a skilled trade.
• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package.

This job description is intended to describe the type and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required by a person so classified.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Pyper Tool & Engineering, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and are committed to providing a workplace where everyone can succeed.

Pay: $27.00 - $34.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32.0 – 50.0 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $27 - $34