Toolmaker
About The Position
At Panduit, we don’t just offer a job – we offer a career where your contributions directly impact our customers, the environment and our company’s success. You’ll have the opportunity to grow, innovate, and be a part of an inclusive team that celebrates both individual and collective achievements. If you’re ready to elevate your career and help us deliver exceptional experiences to our customers, apply today and make your mark with Panduit! The Toolmaker sets up, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs progressive and single hit stamping dies used in high-volume production. This highly skilled role requires diagnosing complex tooling issues, performing precision repairs, and ensuring dies consistently produce high-quality parts that meet strict production and quality standards. You’ll also drive tooling improvements through root cause analysis, process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration. If you take pride in precision, problem-solving, and keeping production running at its best, we encourage you to apply and help drive our success!
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- 3+ years’ experience with progressive stamping dies, troubleshooting die issues, and precision surface grinding.
- Ability to read tooling prints, die layouts, and engineering drawings
- Skilled with precision measurement tools
- Strong attention to detail.
- Solid understanding of tool steel behavior, wear patterns, and preventative maintenance practices.
Responsibilities
- Perform die changeovers and press setups, ensuring proper alignment, shut height, and clearances.
- Diagnose and resolve die issues affecting part quality, production efficiency, and press up time.
- Conduct preventative maintenance and complete die tear-down inspections to identify wear, damage, and potential failures.
- Repair or replace die components such as punches, die sections, springs, retainers, guide components, and wear plates.
- Perform precision surface grinding and tool sharpening to restore cutting geometry and tolerances.
- Analyze tooling wear patterns and implement corrective actions to extend die life and reliability.
- Respond quickly to tooling-related downtime and quality concerns to support production.
- Verify tooling dimensions using precision measuring equipment to ensure specification compliance.
- Maintain accurate records of die maintenance, repairs, and preventative maintenance activities.
Benefits
- Competitive Pay & Benefits : Enjoy a robust Total Rewards Program that includes health, financial benefits, and more.
- Generous Time Off : Take advantage of our generous vacation, sick days, holidays, plus a volunteer day to give back to the community.
- Retirement & Growth : 401(k) match, profit sharing, and abundant growth and development opportunities to help you advance your career.
- Parental Leave : Because we care about your family and your future.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
