Tooling Coordinator

Pratt Industries • Warner Robins, GA

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About The Position

The Tooling Coordinator is responsible for activities within the Tooling Department, including cutting dies, print plates, and ink management, and coordinates tooling needs for the Converting Department. The role prioritizes fulfilling production demands, ensuring required tooling is available at machines, and preparing tooling for upcoming jobs. Training occurs on first shift before the employee moves to second or third shift.

The coordinator maintains tooling areas, retrieves and inspects tooling from completed jobs, and returns it to its proper location. Working alongside operators, the employee tracks and repairs red-tagged tooling and must be qualified to identify tooling that needs repair, replacement, or revision. The position requires training in cutting-die and print-plate construction and the ability to perform basic in-house repairs. The coordinator communicates tooling status and needs to the Superintendent, Supervisors, and management, keeps department areas clean and tidy, and completes special projects as assigned.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED. Corrugated-industry experience is preferred. Relevant technical skills include knowledge of ink kitchen systems, cutting-die and print-plate manufacturing, product layouts, print production specifications, and product quality specifications. The employee must be able to work independently, read factory masters and digital scheduling tools, communicate by radio, read a tape measure accurately, calculate quantities and measurements, prioritize tasks, manage workflow in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, and solve problems using technical knowledge and an understanding of common production systems.

The job involves frequent standing and walking, work with hands and arms, and occasional sitting. It requires lifting and carrying, including overhead, climbing step ladders, and the ability to lift or move heavy tooling. The environment is frequently wet or humid, with moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles; noise is usually loud. A current lift-truck operator license or other certification may be required for certain work areas or equipment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to work well independently.
• Ability to read digital scheduling tools and operate automated systems to move and process tooling.
• Ability to read and follow instructions on factory masters and communicate by radio with other departments.
• Ability to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy and calculate percentages, measurements, volumes, and rates.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage workflow in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, and solve problems using technical knowledge and understanding of common production systems.
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move heavy tooling; the description specifies up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds in one section, and 50 to 75 pounds in another.
• Ability to lift and carry items above the head and climb step ladders.
• Ability to stand, walk, talk, and hear regularly; frequently use hands to handle or feel objects, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and occasionally sit.
• Ability to meet the stated vision requirements, including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the corrugated industry.
• Knowledge and experience with an ink kitchen system.
• Knowledge of cutting-die and print-plate manufacturing.
• Knowledge of product layouts and print production specifications.
• Knowledge of product quality specifications.
• May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License and/or other appropriate certification for work in certain areas or on certain equipment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure production demands for cutting dies, print plates, and ink are fulfilled as the first priority.
• Perform a start-of-shift walkthrough and verify that tooling needed for jobs is at the machines.
• Maintain tooling areas; pull tooling from completed jobs, inspect it, and return it to its proper location.
• Work with operators to track and repair red-tagged tooling.
• Inspect tooling and recognize when it needs repair, replacement, or revision.
• Learn cutting-die and print-plate construction and perform basic in-house repairs.
• Monitor the production schedule and provide tooling in advance for upcoming jobs.
• Communicate tooling status and needs to the Superintendent, Supervisors, and management.
• Keep all Tooling Department areas clean and tidy.
• Complete special projects assigned by management.

Benefits

• Insurance benefits and wellness reimbursement within one month.
• Paid holidays from day one.
• 401(k) with a 3% match after three months.
• Paid vacation after six months.
• Tuition reimbursement after one year.
• Medical, dental, short-term disability (STD), and a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) with HSA.
• Stability in an organization described as continuing to outpace growth of the industry.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED