Tooling Technician

WISCONSIN ALUMINUM FOUNDRY MASTER • New Hampton, IA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

ATEK Metal Technologies is seeking a Tooling Technician to support and improve tooling performance across our foundry operations. This role is responsible for maintaining, repairing, and improving both ATEK-owned and customer-owned tooling to reduce downtime, improve quality, minimize scrap, and support safe, efficient production. If you’re mechanically inclined, detail-oriented, and enjoy solving problems at the source, this is a hands-on role with real impact on daily production. At ATEK, tooling performance directly impacts safety, quality, and productivity—and this role plays a key part in making that happen. You’ll work closely with production teams, have ownership of your work, and see the results of your efforts on the floor every day. Apply today to join ATEK Metal Technologies and help keep our tooling—and our operations—running at their best.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• 2+ years of experience in a tooling, engineering, or similar technical role
• Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to perform root cause analysis on tooling issues
• Ability to meet tooling performance goals tied to quality and customer specifications

Nice To Haves

• Manufacturing or foundry experience
• National Career Readiness Certificate

Responsibilities

• Monitor tooling performance daily, weekly, and monthly using defined metrics
• Identify tooling issues and implement corrective actions to improve safety, quality, and productivity
• Repair and maintain molds, core boxes, fixtures, and related tooling
• Review tooling failures and adjust PM procedures or frequencies as needed
• Work closely with Production, Set-Up, and Mold Supervisors to improve tooling reliability
• Verify proper repair techniques to ensure consistent tooling performance
• Recognize and correct common tooling defects independently
• Document all tooling repairs and completed work accurately
• Plan and prioritize work to support production schedules and minimize downtime

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees