Tool & Die Technician - Night Shift
Ball · Winter Haven, FL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 22 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at Ball (packaging) in Winter Haven, FL. You play a critical role in ensuring tooling reliability and dimensional accuracy to uphold product quality in a high-speed, continuous manufacturing environment.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Machining, Tooling
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$91k.
Median of the low and high ends of 52 live postings that list pay, out of 947 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 18 other live manufacturing postings in Florida.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 63%
- ✓ Tooling 47%
- ✓ Machining 37%
- CNC 32%
- GD&T 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Ball in Winter Haven
1 other open role at this site.
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& Experience
- ✓5+ Years of related experience
- ✓High School Diploma or Equivalent
- ✓Technical Qualification (Mechanics, Tool & Die, Mechatronics, or related fields)
- ✓Computers skills
qualifications
that align with the role.
Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
- ✓Under Colorado, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania law, you have the right to exclude or redact age-related details—such as your date of birth, school attendance dates, or graduation dates—from your resume, cover letter, CV, or other supporting documents (e.g., transcripts, certificates).
- ✓Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visa, now or in the future, for this job opening.
No agencies please.
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Position Overview
As a Tooling and Maintenance Specialist , you play a critical role in ensuring tooling reliability and dimensional accuracy to uphold product quality in a high-speed, continuous manufacturing environment. The Tooling Specialist is a highly skilled role focuses on maintaining, repairing, and ensuring the precision of tooling and dies, particularly for neckers and front-end (FE) equipment. With advanced mechanical expertise, the specialist perform precision machining tasks, interprets technical blueprints, plans and coordinates maintenances activities (including with external vendors), and supports major equipment rebuilds. This role also contributes to capital projects and continuous improvements initiatives aimed at minimizing downtime and maximizing tooling lifecycle and line efficiency
- •Night shift position: 10:00pm-6:30am Monday-Friday
Competencies
- •High Precision Maintenance: executes maintenance with focus on accuracy and tolerance compliance
- •Technical Blueprint Interpretation: reads and applies technical drawings for machining and tooling work
- •Tooling Reliability Focus: understands the impact of tooling condition on product quality and machine performance
- •Mechanical Expertise: applies advanced knowledge of manufacturing and industrial equipment
- •Planning and Coordination: effectively organizes and aligns tasks with vendors, crews, and schedules
- •Root cause & Process Improvement: participates in problem-solving and implements corrective/preventive actions
- •Inventory Discipline: maintains detailed records and applies tooling lifecycle best practices
- •Safety and Quality Mindset: consistently applies standards to protect people, equipment, and output
Skills
- •Precision machining and die maintenance
- •Interpretation of mechanical and technical blueprints
- •Advanced Knowledge of industrial and manufacturing equipment (preferred on Necker and Front-End tooling)
- •Equipment rebuild and alignment procedures
- •Tool and die inventory management systems
- •Downtime tracking and root cause documentation
- •CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) familiarity
- •Vendor communication and maintenance planning
Accountabilities
- •Ensure tooling accuracy and functionality, perform high-precision maintenance, repair, and replacement of tooling and dies to meet tolerance and quality standards
- •Improve tooling reliability, monitor and act on tooling performance to prevent failures and ensure consistent product quality
- •Interpret blueprints and machining specs, use technical drawings to guide accurate machining and tolling tasks
- •Support rebuilds and capital projects, contribute technical expertise to equipment rebuilds and process improvements initiatives
- •Coordinate maintenance activities, plan and align work with vendors and teams to minimize downtime
- •Reduce downtime through root cause actions, support problem-solving and continuous improvement efforts targeting equipment availability
- •Manage tooling inventory, track usage, wear, and replacement needs to maintain availability and performance
- •Follow safety and quality standards, apply safety procedures and maintain high standards in all maintenance tasks
