Tool & Die Technician

Autokiniton•Meridian, MS

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves performing a variety of tasks related to the maintenance, repair, and creation of tools and dies. The technician will be responsible for ensuring safety, performing preventative maintenance, cleaning and organizing the work area, and operating various machine shop tools. The position requires a high degree of precision, attention to detail, and the ability to troubleshoot and repair tooling. Collaboration with other team members and press operators is also a key aspect of this role.

Requirements

High degree of precision and control in work where damage could be high and where muscular control and delicate touch are required.
High degree of attention and care required, preventing injury to self and others when operating machine tools.
Possess good troubleshooting skills.
Able to pull and set-up tooling.
Must have valid forklift operator’s license (or be willing to be trained before starting job assignment).

Responsibilities

Wear all required safety equipment and ensure area and environment is safe.
Perform preventative maintenance as required.
Clean and organize area, keeping it free of clutter and safety hazards (6S).
Read and interpret blueprints or work from verbal or written instructions or from the part to be copied or fitted.
Plan the setup and operation of all types of machine shop tools, considering material types, tolerances, cutting tools, coolants, lubricants, and machine tool feeds and speeds.
Heat-treat and weld parts as required.
Determine specifications for inspection of work using precision measuring and gaging tools, performing required inspection before, during, and after machining.
Perform hand operations involved in producing jigs, fixtures, tools, and dies using hand tools of the trade.
Fit and assemble jigs, fixtures, tools, and dies. Set up, run off, and test dies to produce a product to specifications, tracing die difficulties to their source and correcting them.
Tear down, repair, and reassemble tooling on the bench or in the press as required.
Assist other tool room personnel with troubleshooting skills or ideas.
Assist Press Operators with troubleshooting tooling during production runs.
Process hourly/daily paperwork as required.
Perform in-press PMs as scheduled.
Perform other duties as required.