Tooling Fabrication and Die Maintenance Technician

Do you excel at taking a blueprint and turning it into a precision-built tool? Can you hold tolerances within .0005 inches while balancing speed, safety, and teamwork? If so, this role is for you.

• Fabricate, assemble, and repair dies, fixtures, gauges, and production equipment.
• Program and run CNC machinery; set up and operate conventional equipment.
• Operate vertical and horizontal mills, lathes, grinders, saws, drills, pedestal grinders, and belt sanders.
• Leverage a complete hand tool kit: drills, impact wrenches, Allen wrenches, regular wrenches, vises, screwdrivers, pliers, wire cutters, channel locks, chisels, transfer punches, taps, and tape measures.
• Measure with confidence using micrometers, calipers, gauge blocks, dial indicators, depth micrometers, telescoping gauges, hardness testers, and height gauges.
• Select appropriate materials and thicknesses; work with cold roll steel, tool steel, and hot roll steel.
• Read, validate, and lay out to blueprints; spot and correct discrepancies.
• Work independently with limited supervision while collaborating effectively with the team.
• Adhere to safety, quality, and company procedures; maintain dependable attendance and support overtime when required.

• Communicate proactively in a team setting.
• Conduct advanced troubleshooting on tooling to resolve production issues.
• Pitch in on other duties as assigned to meet production goals.

• Associate’s degree from a technical machine tool program.
• 5 years in a machining environment, including a production-level background (5 years).
• 3 years dedicated to tool and die fabrication and repair.
• Math strength in fractions, geometry, and trigonometry; comfortable calculating values.

• Blueprint reading and verification; measurement layout to print.
• Set up/operate a wide range of machining equipment.
• Proficient building blanking, punching, and forming dies.
• Knowledgeable in hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Broad understanding of manufacturing fabrication and assembly methods, including numerous production assembly techniques.
• Trained in crane rigging and forklift operation.

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• GibbsCAM or another comparable CAM system.

Ability to meet all essential functions in alignment with company productivity and quality expectations is required.

You should be proficient in:

• CNC Machine Setup & Changeover
• Tool/Die/Mold Setup Experience