Tool Maker Sr

Tigre USA•Janesville, WI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Tigre USA, Inc. is hiring a Tool Maker Sr. to inspect, maintain, repair, and fabricate high-precision tools, molds, jigs, and fixtures in a manufacturing or workshop environment. The role performs advanced machining, welding, finishing, and quality-control work; supports continuous improvement and safe, efficient workshop operations; and provides technical leadership and mentoring to other toolmakers. The position is located at 2315 Beloit Ave, Janesville, Wisconsin 53546, and may require up to 10% domestic travel for mold repair support as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or foreign equivalent.
10 years of relevant experience as a Mechanical Technician or in an alternate related acceptable occupation.
10 years of hands-on toolmaking experience, including advanced design, fabrication, and maintenance of high-precision tools, molds, jigs, and fixtures in a manufacturing or workshop environment.
Experience training junior toolmakers and providing technical expertise and leadership to support high standards and efficient tool maintenance.
Experience troubleshooting and optimizing processes and performing manual turning, milling, grinding, and polishing to achieve precision, functionality, and dimensional accuracy.
Experience performing complex welding on a variety of materials using TIG, MIG, and stick techniques for tool repair and fabrication.
Experience reading and interpreting complex technical drawings, blueprints, and schematics and translating design specifications into high-precision tool configurations.
Experience using SAP to allocate materials used during maintenance procedures.

Responsibilities

Lead regular inspections, preventive maintenance, and repair of tools and molds; identify long-term improvements to reduce downtime.
Perform complex TIG, MIG, and stick welding for mold and tool repair, including the most challenging repairs.
Read, interpret, and create complex technical drawings, blueprints, and schematics; determine machining specifications and tolerances for CNC and manual operations.
Use precision measuring tools to verify mold components and tooling meet exact tolerances.
Set up, operate, and optimize manual and CNC milling machines, lathes, and grinders for high-precision component fabrication; mentor junior team members in machine setup, operation, and maintenance.
Use hand tools and finishing equipment for polishing, blending, deburring, and finishing to achieve quality surface finishes and precise tolerances.
Lead implementation and continuous improvement of 5S principles, keeping the workshop organized and tools and materials properly stored.
Conduct quality inspections and lead efforts to maintain production standards and compliance with safety protocols and quality-control standards.
Communicate issues, needs, and solutions across departments and provide leadership and mentoring to junior and medium-level toolmakers.
Enter detailed maintenance and production data into SAP, including relevant tool-usage and machine-performance information.
Use SAP to allocate materials used during maintenance procedures.
Provide mold repair support, including domestic travel as needed.