Job Description

Job title: Tool and Die Associate 

FLSA status:  Non-Exempt

Department: Tool and Die               

Reports to: Specialist Production Engineering

Position summary (General Purpose): Under Specialist direction, provides hands on technical support to meet production requirements.   Analyze specifications, lay-out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists’ hand tools.

Qualifications (Basic Knowledge, skills and abilities):

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Able to read, understand, and follow all ISO 14001 guidelines.
• 2 years experience working as tool and die

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

• Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
• Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
• Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
• Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
• Design, build, and maintain dies, jigs, and fixtures
• Troubleshoot and repair tooling problems
• Set-up and operate lathe, mill, saws, and surface grinders
• Assist Specialist with department business plan
• Achieves goals set forth by Newman Technology business plan

Essential Job Requirements: 

• Troubleshooting experience
• Die repair experience
• Machining experience

Nonessential skills and experience (preferred): 

• Mig and tig welding experience
• Computer literacy

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be subject to significant
  • Standing 
  • Walking 
  • Pushing and/or lifting up to 50 lbs. 
  • Repetitive motion
  • Twisting and bending 
  • Possible exposure to high noise levels (protection is provided)

•     Work environment: This job is performed in an open manufacturing environment.