Tool & Die Maker
Solventum · California
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 14 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at Solventum (medical devices) in California. You will have the opportunity to develop advanced machining and tooling skills while collaborating with experienced maintenance and manufacturing professionals.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Machining, Tooling
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in California: typical posted base $56k–$78k.
Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 118 manufacturing technician openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
California plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 85 other live manufacturing postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $84k–$121k, from 13 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 37%
- ✓ Machining 35%
- Team leadership 35%
- CNC 35%
- New product launch 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Solventum
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
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The impact you’ll make in this role
As a Tool & Die Maker C/B, you will have the opportunity to develop advanced machining and tooling skills while collaborating with experienced maintenance and manufacturing professionals
This role works the 3rd shift (10:00 pm – 6:30 am) and includes starting pay of $33.00 - $37.00 / hour + $1.00 shift premium.
Required Qualifications
- ✓2-year technical degree in machining, manufacturing, tool maintenance, or related technical discipline
OR
- ✓5-years of experience as a Tool & Die maker
In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required
- ✓Must achieve a qualifying score on the Maintenance Selection Test Battery (MSTB).
- ✓Ability to work full-time on 3rd Shift (10:00 PM - 6:30 AM).
- ✓Ability to work overtime, weekends, or holidays as business needs require.
- ✓Ability to maintain required personal hand tools as designated by plant management.
Work Location: Onsite - 2724 Peck Road, Monrovia, CA 91016
Travel: Not required for this position
Relocation Assistance: Not authorized
Legal & Compliance
Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.
Responsibilities
of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
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include but not limited to
- •Developing skills in the construction, repair, and design of tools, jigs, fixtures, tooling gauges, and compound and/or progressive blanking and forming dies
- •Learning to blank and draw characteristics of stainless steel and Inconel materials.
- •Building and modifying tools and dies from verbal instructions, rough sketches, drawings, and other informal directions.
- •Setting up and operating standard tool room equipment, including lathes, mills, surface grinders, dividing heads, radius dressers, optical comparators, surface and height gauges.
- •Holding precision tolerances of ±0.0001" while working with tooling steels and carbide materials.
- •Sharpening close-tolerance tooling, cutting tools, drills, and lathe tooling, and using hand and power tools to bench fit tool and die assemblies.
Manufacturing Operations
This position sits within Solventum’s Manufacturing Operations, specifically at one of our global production facilities, where our teams play a hands-on role in bringing life-changing healthcare solutions to life. Our plant teams are essential to advancing Solventum’s mission, ensuring the consistent, high-quality production of medical and dental products that healthcare providers and patients rely on every day. Working in our plants means being part of a purpose-driven environment that values safety, precision, and teamwork—where every shift contributes directly to improving health outcomes around the world.
Supporting Your Well-being
Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life, both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. Solventum/Careers
Applicable to US Applicants Only:The starting rate of pay for this position is $33.93, with the potential to reach $34.66 . This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-Rewards