Job Specific Role Expectations
•Maintain dies and tooling to print specification as required.
•Sharpen and shim dies to die specifications
•Heat treat all cutting tools to print specification
•Perform machining duties as specified. Train/Mentor other associates in machining practices as required.
•Perform preventative maintenance on dies to schedule (TRT)
•Properly lace or start a strip in accordance with standard procedure.
•Perform first and last piece evaluations in accordance with SOPs.
•Read strips accurately and create TRT when applicable.
•Repair and maintain dies, components and fixtures using tool & die techniques and tools as required to support production
•Evaluate and support press set-ups [inserting/installing die sets, accessories, safety equipment, welding fixtures, tapping
•Design, build and/or refurbish dies and gages as required.
•Analyze broken or ineffective dies, determine root cause and develop and implement corrective action.
•Test, try out and develop new dies or upgrades as required.
•Build tool & die components, jigs, fixtures and gages to print specification.
•Evaluate tools for potential upgrades to reduce maintenance costs and improve production efficiency.
Job Specific Competencies
•Produce parts on a lathe within .001" tolerance
•Produce parts on a milling machine within .001" tolerance
•Produce parts on a surface grinder within .0002" tolerance
•Produce parts on a cylindrical grinder within .0002" tolerance
•Produce parts on a drill presses within .001" tolerance
•Produce parts on a power saw within .03" tolerance
•Product/Tooling Inspection techniques
•Measuring devises (micrometer, calipers, dial indicators, combination square, comparitor, gage blocks, etc.)
•Mathematical ability (including trigonometry)
•Quality Management System (QS 9000 & TS16949 )
•Lock-out tag-out (authorized)
•High School Diploma or equivalent
•Completed Tool & Die Apprenticeship Program or equivalent experience
•Die maintenance techniques
•Die parts, punches, dies, stripper & die shoe
•Tool steels and application (basic)
•Diagnostic/troubleshooting skills (dies and auxiliary equipment)
•Set-up and operate presses
•Metal forming, fabrication, assembly processes, technology and equipment
•EDM preparation processes
•Tool & die design applications and concepts
•2-3 years experience as a Tool Maker "B"
•Estimating - basic (tool component & maintenance)
•Set-up reduction techniques
•Production, work order, and Time Reporting
•Control of Nonconforming Material
•Product labeling and identification
•Tooling/equipment issue reporting
•SOP and Standard Work use
•Common defects in stamped and fabricated products
•Basic Inspection and measurement instruments
•Hazardous Communications Program
•Incident/accident reporting procedures
•Authorized Lockout/Tagout process
•NSC General Safety Rules
•Lean Daily Management Tier 1
•Time management with work assignments
•Fundamentals of Die Build
•Basic Troubleshooting Stamping Operations-single station
•Lean Daily Management Tier 1
•Basic Troubleshooting Stamping Operations-Multi-station
•Dimensional Measurements in Flat Rolled Metals
•Last piece procedure-TR015WK
•Changeover instructions-TR020WK
•Basic Troubleshooting Stamping Operations-complex tool
•Advanced Troubleshooting Stamping Operations
•Estimating tooling repairs-TR021WK
•Lean Daily Management Tier 2
Experience and Education Required:
•Previous Toolmaker Experience
•High school diploma or GED
Working Conditions: Walking, bending, standing, carrying product, climbing, reaching overhead and heavy lifting required; exposure to all types of weather conditions (including seasonal temperature changes).
Monday - Thursday; 4:20pm - 2:50am