What are the responsibilities and job description for the NPD Tool & Die Maker position at Gpac?
We are looking for new talent to join our team! Through our seven decades in business, our organization has seen tremendous success as we continue to innovate and create industry-leading products that our customers trust and love, and that success is due to the talented associates we have working at every level of our organization. The NPD Tool & Die Maker will be accountable for:
Duties:
· Design/Program, layout, build maintain, and repair complex dies, jigs, fixtures and gauges.
· Design and build (complex) proto@types
· Program CAM software to program CNC equipment
· Participate in new product planning and development to ensure manufacturability of product.
· Investigate production problems and come up with solutions.
Level of Knowledge, skills and abilities:
· Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office
· Intermediate knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing principles/application
· Intermediate knowledge of reading and understanding engineering drawings/specifications
· Advanced knowledge of working properties of most metals
· Advanced knowledge of heat-treat processes.
· Advanced knowledge of CAD-Solidworks (modeling and drawings)
· Advanced knowledge of manufacturing processes
· Advanced knowledge of measuring instruments
· Advanced knowledge of CNC programming
· Advanced knowledge of CAM software
· Strong problem solving skills
· Intermediate time management skills.
· Strong communication skills - Both verbal and written
· Advanced knowledge of tool room equipment operation
· Ability to work in a team environment as a positive member
· Ability to plan and schedule work to efficiently move from one task to the next.
Formal Education:
· 2-year Tool & Die degree preferred
· CAD, CAM, & CNC proficiency
· 5-7 years Tool & Die experience
Salary : $60,000 - $90,000
