Tooling Technician-Stainless - Stainless Tube Division
About The Position
The Tool and Die Specialist fabricates, machines, repairs, inspects, and maintains tooling used primarily on Weld Mill machinery in a manufacturing facility. The role requires highly accurate work to maintain close tolerances and may involve producing tooling with unusual or non-standard shapes. The Technician uses machining equipment, instrumentation, precision measuring tools, mathematical formulas, tool engineering data, and blueprint-reading skills to meet production requirements. The position also maintains tooling inventory and documentation, coordinates tooling rework and production changeovers, troubleshoots mill setup and tooling performance, and works with production staff, supervisors, planners, and outside vendors. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The position is designated safety-sensitive under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act.
Requirements
- High school education or equivalent.
- Technical college, vocational training, or coursework in machining or tool and die making.
- Mathematical skills equivalent to high school level, including decimals, fractions, and averages.
- Knowledge and skill in machining operations, mathematics, and blueprint reading.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with supervisors and coworkers.
- Ability to deal with stress and get along with coworkers and supervisors.
- Ability to work a minimum of 12 hours per day on a regular basis.
- Ability to perform the physical demands of the job, including lifting, bending, twisting, kneeling, pushing, pulling, stooping, squatting, walking, and standing.
- Corrected vision and hearing within the normal range.
- Ability to lift objects weighing 5 to 50 pounds, with an average weight of 34 to 37 pounds.
- Ability to work in a manufacturing environment and wear required personal protective equipment.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to read and speak English is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Check in with the outgoing shift to exchange operational information.
- Perform daily safety and operational equipment checks, including checking oil levels, grinding wheels, belt tightness, polishing compound, and sandpaper availability.
- Fabricate, machine, and construct tooling and other components according to specifications and standard operating procedures while maintaining close tolerances.
- Operate machining equipment, instrumentation, and precision measuring tools; apply mathematical formulas and tool engineering data to develop tool configurations.
- Transport, clean, inspect, and measure tooling; repair worn rolls with a manual grinder or arrange for vendor rework.
- Use micrometers, calipers, tape measures, and other measuring instruments to check dimensions such as root diameter, outside diameter, inside diameter, and wall thickness.
- Maintain quality tooling for Weld Mill machinery and produce tooling for other manufacturing areas or special jobs as needed.
- Maintain accurate roll-tooling inventory, including counts and documentation of tooling condition, location, and quantity.
- Use a polisher to maintain tooling ID and OD tolerances and surface finish.
- Communicate with production workers and supervisors to determine tooling needs, specifications, and troubleshooting requirements.
- Troubleshoot mill setup problems related to tooling and document solutions; maintain current tooling setup sheets.
- Review and update the SAP mill rolling schedule, coordinate with Production Planning, plan changeovers, and schedule tooling rework around production demands.
- Communicate rework needs to tooling vendors and assemble ID rods, weld boxes, and shim packages as needed.
- Rebuild ID cutter heads; inspect rolls, clamps, work coils, punch-cut blades, and knicker-blade holders; prepare phenolic blocks, clamps, work coils, and straightener blocks for roll changes; and complete inspection forms.
- Perform roll changes without supervision or instruction, change rolls in MSMS boxes, adjust boxes, and troubleshoot roll performance at mills.
- Meet production deadlines and respond to production emergencies, solving problems independently when required.
- Maintain regular attendance and punctuality.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
