Tool & Die Technician Mon-Fri 7am-3pm

Shift- Mon-Fri 7am-3pm

Pay- $23-25/hr

Primary

• •Adhere to all safety procedures when handling, installing, transporting, and maintaining heavy dies and tooling.
• •Properly use required personal protective equipment, lifting devices, and lockout/tagout procedures.
• •Comply with company policies, OSHA requirements, and applicable industry standards.
• •Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area through effective housekeeping and hazard-prevention practices.
• •Promptly communicate unsafe conditions, damaged equipment, or potential hazards to the appropriate supervisor.

• •Perform preventive maintenance on tooling, including cleaning, polishing, sharpening, and adjustments to maximize performance and extend service life.
• •Disassemble, repair, refurbish, and reassemble worn or damaged tools and dies using appropriate hand tools, including scrapers, wire brushes, brass bars, mallets, and Allen wrenches.
• •Reassemble dies by replacing bolts, stoning plates, and verifying proper fit, alignment, and function.
• •Operate specialized equipment, including polishing tools, ultrasonic cleaning tanks, and extrude hone machines, to achieve required surface and performance standards.
• •Troubleshoot tooling concerns and work with the tooling team to restore functionality to damaged or underperforming dies.
• •Provide training and guidance to operators regarding the proper care, handling, and storage of extrusion dies.
• •Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor or management.

• •Maintain accurate records of tooling inventory, condition assessments, preventive maintenance, repairs, and maintenance history.
• •Monitor tool usage and condition to proactively identify repair, refurbishment, or replacement needs.
• •Clean, visually inspect, and log incoming tooling from the production floor into the preventive maintenance system.
• •Document best practices and recommend improvements to tooling maintenance, storage, inspection, and repair processes.
• •Ensure tooling documentation is complete, current, and readily available to appropriate departments.

• •Inspect and measure extrusion dies for wear, accuracy, alignment, and surface condition using precision instruments, including micrometers, gauges, and coordinate measuring machine equipment.
• •Verify that tooling consistently produces extruded products within required tolerances and quality specifications.
• •Partner with Quality Control and Production to analyze tooling-related performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• •Identify conditions that may affect product quality, die performance, or production efficiency and communicate findings to the appropriate personnel.
• •Confirm repaired or refurbished tooling meets established fit, function, surface, and performance

• •Support continuous improvement initiatives involving tooling reliability, preventive maintenance, repair quality, and service life.
• •Collaborate with Production, Quality Control, and the tooling team to investigate recurring tooling concerns and recommend corrective actions.
• •Share technical knowledge and best practices with operators and team members.
• •Assist in developing or updating Standard Work Instructions and tooling-maintenance documentation as assigned.

Additional

• •Work is performed primarily in an active manufacturing and tooling environment.
• •Requires regular standing, walking, bending, reaching, and use of hands to operate tools, equipment, and precision measuring instruments.
• •May involve handling heavy dies and tooling using approved lifting devices and material-handling equipment.
• •Work environment may include moving mechanical equipment, sharp tooling surfaces, oils or cleaning materials, dust, and elevated noise levels.
• •Requires consistent use of designated personal protective equipment and adherence to lockout/tagout and material-handling procedures.
• •Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.