Tool & Die Maker - 2nd Shift - $33.10 per hour

About the position

This is a 2nd Shift Opportunity at GT Industries, Inc. Under the supervision of the Tool Room Area Manager, the role involves building, repairing, and troubleshooting tools and dies, supporting the press room during die sets, and collecting and analyzing data to improve part processing and quality.

Responsibilities

• Build tools and dies from part prints, sketches, reference parts, or instructions.
• Operate tool room machinery in a safe manner during the build process.
• Perform tool and die repairs on progressive dies, manually operated dies, and tooling; diagnose and troubleshoot dies in the bench and make corrections.
• Work from T.C.O. program reports and last piece references to make corrections as required to produce quality parts.
• Support try out and make ready to run production after die steel or tool installations.
• Support press room operations by servicing die sets, troubleshooting dies, and making corrections when possible with die in the press, using SPC data to determine dimensional integrity for die adjustments and documents.
• Interface with both internal and external customers, participate on problem-solving teams in production, and handle customer and supplier concerns.
• Support MOS and safety programs, and practice good housekeeping standards.
• Perform other essential functions as assigned.

Requirements

• Prefer high school diploma or the equivalent.
• Completion of a certified 4-year apprenticeship program in die making and/or tool die making.
• Eight years of consecutive work in tool/die shop building tools and dies.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well.
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals.
• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks.