TOOL & DIE REPAIR JOURNEYMAN WEEKEND SHIFT

DENNEN STEEL LLC•Grand Rapids, MI

About The Position

The Tool & Die Repair Journeyman completes die repair, maintenance, and improvements, including design changes, safely, accurately, and on time. The role maintains and improves production tooling to ensure stampings meet company and customer standards, troubleshoots tooling issues, fabricates production aids, and helps control the procurement and inventory of die-maintenance and repair items. The employee operates and maintains die-shop equipment, follows quality and safety requirements, keeps the work area clean and organized under 5S standards, and communicates with production control and manufacturing to support product quality and timely delivery. This is a weekend-shift position, scheduled from 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with 36 hours paid for 40. Regular, reliable, consistent, and punctual attendance is required. The employee must complete assigned work and paperwork safely, accurately, and on time, follow work instructions for Kanban pull systems, and protect the safety of coworkers and product.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Journeyman card.
At least 8–10 years of experience.
Working knowledge of machine shop equipment, including mills and surface grinders.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blueprints, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including maneuvering objects weighing up to 40 pounds and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Ability to wear required PPE and maintain PPE standards in manufacturing areas.

Nice To Haves

Heavy die experience preferred.
Crane operating experience is a plus.
Lean manufacturing experience is a plus.
Crane license preferred.

Responsibilities

Sharpen, inspect, and maintain existing production tooling to produce quality stampings that comply with company and customer standards.
Suggest and implement improvements to current tooling.
Troubleshoot production tooling issues.
Fabricate production aids, such as chutes and simple gauges, for use on the production floor.
Procure and control inventory of items needed to maintain and repair dies.
Safely operate and maintain all equipment used in the die shop.
Maintain a clean and safe work environment in accordance with 5S standards.
Report all accidents and injuries.
Work the assigned schedule and meet attendance requirements.
Complete all assigned work, including necessary paperwork, safely, accurately, and on time.
Relay necessary information to production control and manufacturing departments to support quality and on-time delivery.
Understand and follow job-related quality objectives, quality system policies, procedures, and instructions.
Follow work instructions for Kanban pull systems.
Follow established instructions and quality standards.
Protect the safety of self and teammates and prevent damage to product.