Job Description

**Shift:

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• 2nd

: 3 pm -11pm

• 3rd

: 11pm – 7 am

**Responsibilities: 

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• Maintain regular onsite attendance as an essential function of the position.
• Support and participate in all company safety programs, procedures, and activities.
• Follow daily preparation schedules and complete assigned work orders accurately and efficiently.
• Maintain clean, safe, and organized work areas.
• Properly clean, maintain, and protect tooling and associated components.
• Complete tooling repairs from start to finish with minimal supervision and verify repairs against part prints and specifications.
• Troubleshoot and resolve common tooling issues accurately and efficiently.
• Complete, organize, and file all required maintenance and repair documentation in a timely manner.
• Assemble and disassemble tooling accurately and efficiently.
• Polish molds to meet established production and quality standards.
• Locate and retrieve tooling scheduled for maintenance, repair, or preparation.
• Complete all tasks associated with the standard preparation of tooling for production runs.
• Replace cavity components as required while maintaining proper fit and alignment.
• Prepare tooling and associated components for production setup.
• Maintain and replace water and oil lines as needed.
• Inspect, maintain, and repair water hoses and related connections.
• Maintain and repair tooling components, including slides, ejector pins, die cutters, and hydraulic cylinders.
• Fabricate Julian Date Screws and Annual Date Wheels.
• Rework cores and cavities, including welding, machining, and polishing operations.
• Perform welding operations to repair, modify, and restore tooling.
• Perform basic machine setups and operations on surface grinders, press-out presses, band saws, lathes, and mills.
• Fabricate and install standard cores and punches according to specifications.
• Fabricate fixtures for machining, inspection, assembly, and other tooling applications as directed.
• Apply trigonometric calculations and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles to tool-making activities.
• Program and operate 2-axis CNC mills and CNC lathes.
• Modify and improve tooling to reduce scrap, defects, and rework while supporting production efficiency.

**Qualifications:

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• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• 1–3 years of experience working in a Tool Room, preferably within a die casting or similar manufacturing environment.
• Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Forklift, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), hoist, and crane certifications.
• Strong mathematical skills applicable to machining and tool-making operations.
• Ability to read and interpret part prints, tooling drawings, and dimensional specifications.

You should be proficient in:

• Tool/Die/Mold Repair Skills