Tool & Die Technician

·         Wears all required safety equipment and ensures area and environment is safe

o    Perform preventative maintenance as required

o    Clean and organize area, keep area free of clutter and safety hazards – 6S

o    Reads and interprets blueprints or works from verbal or written instructions or from the part to be copied or fitted

o    Plans the setup and operation of all types of machine shop tools, considering types of material, tolerances, types of cutting tools, coolants, lubricants and machine tool feeds and speeds

o    Heat-treats and welds parts as required

o    Determines specifications for inspection of work, using precision measuring and gaging tools, performing required inspection before, during and after machining

o    Performs hand operations involved in producing jigs, fixtures, tools and dies.  Uses hand tools of the trade

o    Fits and assembles jigs, fixtures, tools and dies.  Sets up, runs off and tests dies to produce a product to specifications, tracing die difficulties to their source and correcting same

o    Tear down, repairs and reassembles tooling on the bench or in the press as required

o    Assists other tool room personnel with troubleshooting skills or ideas

o    Assists Press Operators with troubleshooting tooling during production runs

o    High degree of precision and control in work where damage could be high and where muscular control and delicate touch are required

o    High degree of attention and care required, preventing injury to self and others when operating machine tools.

o    Possess good troubleshooting skills

o    Able to pull and set-up tooling

o    Must have valid forklift operator’s license (or be willing to be trained before starting job assignment)

o    Process hourly/daily paperwork as required

o    Does in-press P.M.’s as scheduled

o    Other duties as required