What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tooling position at Automation Tool & Die, Inc?
Summary: To be capable of building and/or troubleshooting a tight tolerance, progressive die to meet standards, quality, delivery and total customer satisfaction.
EXPECTATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
Support the organization’s mission and vision by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, personalization, commitment to our community, and accountability and ownership.
Job Duties
- Reads and interprets blueprints or works from verbal or written instructions or from the part to be copied or fitted.
- Plans the setup and operation of all types of machine shop tools, considering types of material, tolerances, types of cutting tools, coolants, lubricants, and machine tool feeds and speeds.
- Heat treats and welds parts as required.
- Determines specifications for inspection of work, using precision measuring and gaging tools, performing required inspection before, during, and after machining.
- Performs hand operations involved in producing jigs, fixtures, tools, and dies. Uses hand tools of the trade.
- Fits and assembles jigs, fixtures, tools, and dies. Sets up, runs off, and tests dies to produce a product to specifications, tracing die difficulties to their source and correcting same.
- Verify tool is being built to the latest engineering revision level.
- May work with manufacturing coworkers on solving quality issues as needed.
- Interface directly with related departments as questions/ problems arise.
- Employ problem solving techniques within work team to eliminate bottlenecks and roadblocks to successful operation.
- Propose ideas for continuous improvement in quality and manufacturing process.
- Practice total commitment to customer satisfaction.