Die Setter

AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing • Ridgway, PA

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About The Position

The Die Setter supports manufacturing operations by ensuring processes, equipment, and quality systems operate effectively and comply with established standards. The role provides technical support, training, process monitoring, and continuous-improvement assistance to manufacturing teams while promoting workplace safety and maintaining product quality. The Die Setter works with Engineering, Production, and Quality personnel on process control, problem-solving, and department performance objectives, and performs manufacturing responsibilities for the assigned production area.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree certification.
• Fork Truck Training/License.

Nice To Haves

• Die Setter training class or equivalent work experience in production.

Responsibilities

• Follow environmental, health, and safety requirements and applicable safety programs, including Lockout/Tagout, confined-space, and workplace-organization requirements.
• Work safely and support 5S initiatives.
• Participate in problem-solving and continuous-improvement activities to improve quality and reduce scrap.
• Initiate quality alerts to communicate changes to control plans, process instructions, or acceptance standards.
• Support Statistical Process Control activities, including auditing X-bar and R charts and training associates on SPC requirements.
• Monitor critical process characteristics, control dimensions, weights, and other statistical requirements.
• Coordinate prototype, tool-layout, and PPAP activities while ensuring customer requirements are met.
• Support development and maintenance of Process FMEAs, Control Plans, Reaction Plans, Process Sheets, Work Instructions, Standardized Work, JSAs, and related quality documentation.
• Ensure required gauging, inspection equipment, and documentation are available to support process control plans.
• Assist with product and process experimentation, testing, and validation.
• Monitor product quality and manufacturing processes through regular interaction with engineering, supervisors, and production associates.
• Maintain an understanding of press setup, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance activities.
• Perform and support mix changes, cleaning activities, cut ups, and weight adjustments as required.
• Start up, shut down, monitor, and adjust delube processes in accordance with established control plans.
• Review and support departmental performance metrics and operational objectives.
• Provide training and technical support to promote a safe and efficient manufacturing environment.
• Meet physical requirements outlined in the Physical Demand Analysis.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED