Tool Maker - Die Maintenance

Explore Your Career Path at Mursix

At Mursix Corporation, our Tool & Die Maintenance team plays a critical role in keeping production running safely, efficiently, and with the precision our customers expect. Tool Makers ensure our dies, tooling, fixtures, and stamping assets remain in top condition so we can deliver quality-critical components across medical, automotive, alternative energy, and industrial markets.

If you’re ready to strengthen your technical expertise and grow into leadership or specialized tooling roles, Tool Maker positions offer a strong foundation for long-term career advancement at Mursix.

Where Could Your Next Step Be?

You could grow your career in areas such as:

- Advanced Tool & Die Engineering – Support die design, tooling improvements, and engineering, change management.

- Manufacturing Engineering – Partner with production teams to optimize stamping processes, tooling life, and production flow.

- Maintenance Leadership – Lead tool room teams, mentor junior Tool Makers, and support facility-wide tooling strategies.

- Continuous Improvement / Lean Leadership – Implement tooling-related improvements that increase uptime, safety, and efficiency.

- CNC Programming & Precision Machining – Specialize in advanced CNC machining, EDM operations, and complex component manufacturing.

Why Choose a Career Path at Mursix?

- Technical Mastery: Build deep knowledge in stamping dies, tool room machining, blueprint reading, and troubleshooting.

- High Impact: Your work directly influences machine uptime, tool life, quality performance, and customer satisfaction.

- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Engineering, Production, Quality, Wire EDM, and Maintenance teams.

- Long-Term Growth: Develop in a skilled trade with pathways into engineering, leadership, or advanced machining disciplines.

Tool & Die Maintenance - Tool Maker

Responsibilities:

Tool & Die Maintenance:

- Service, repair, and maintain all dies and tooling.

- Replace worn or broken components and verify proper stack-up, shimming, and clearance.

- Create replacement components when blueprints are outdated or unavailable.

- Collaborate with Engineering to update documentation after modifications.

- Production Support:

- Assist in job setups and debugging in the Production area.

- Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and repeatability.

- Machine and grind backup tooling or replacement parts as needed.

- Produce perishable components (e.g., pins, rollers) including machining, heat-treating, and grinding.

Tool Room Operations:

- Operate Tool Room equipment including mills, grinders, lathes, EDMs, CNC mills, etc.

- Coordinate with the wire room as needed to complete the tooling tasks.

- Maintain organization and cleanliness using 5S principles.

Documentation & Communication:

- Maintain records for tool maintenance, repairs, and modifications.

- Submit route changes to Engineering for documentation updates.

- Complete route sheets for backup tooling and file all maintenance forms.

- Collaborate with Production, Engineering, and Tool Maintenance teams.

Additional Duties:

- Follow all safety, environmental, and company policies.

- Perform other related tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

- High School diploma or GED; vocational certificate or degree in machine trades preferred.

- Must have 1–3 years of experience operating Tool Room equipment.

- Proficient in reading blueprints and using precision measuring tools.

- Familiarity with punch press operations and progressive dies is a plus.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

- Ability to work in a very fast paced environment

- Ability to lift at least 25 lbs.

- Must be able to move freely across the production floor.

- Requires physical mobility, independence, and sound judgment.

- Excellent hand-eye coordination and reaction time.

- Requires frequent standing, bending, lifting, and walking throughout the shift.

- Exposure to noise, dust, and metal particles in a manufacturing setting.

- Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is required.

- Responsibilities may change based on production needs.

Schedule:

- On-Site

- Monday to Friday (Potential Saturdays) 6AM-4:30PM

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- Dental insurance

- Employee assistance program

- Health insurance

- Health savings account

- Life insurance

- Paid time off

- Tuition reimbursement

- Vision insurance

Work Location: In person