Tool & Die Maker

Role Summary

Repair/perform preventative maintenance on stamping dies and assembly tooling as needed, while striving to improve the quality of workmanship

Key Responsibilities

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  Work in a safe, quality minded, and productive manner with a sense of urgency to achieve tool room deadlines and to attain production priorities as scheduled
• Perform tooling repair using various methods of machining and hand work
• Operate various tool room machining equipment and welding operations
• Attend daily pre-shift meetings and carry out assigned work loads as directed by area leaders
• Communicate with tool room manager and tool room Area leaders, and other plant personnel about tool room concerns, providing complete action plans and status reports as and when required
• Assist in the implementation and improvement of effective preventive maintenance programs for all tooling equipment
• Follow and support Montezuma Manufacturing’s and Magna’s operating principles
• Support efforts to achieve department and plant goals on Employee Opinion Survey
• Work with vendors and/or contractors, displaying company values of honesty and integrity
• Work with all shifts in design and development of improving methods and equipment through continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles
• May be required to adjust shifts as necessary
• Ensure all documentation is maintained

Key Qualifications/Requirements

Education and/or Experience:

• Must have high school diploma or GED
• Post high school tooling/machining program preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must have good organizational skills
• Intermediate proficiency in computer operations
• Must exhibit high integrity and honesty
• Ability to read, write, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, diagrams, requirements and business correspondences
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts as appropriate
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Knowledge of safe and proficient use of lathes, milling machines, grinders, drill presses and saws
• Must be proficient in bench Repair, Assembly, Machinery Up-Keep, Layout, Die Repair, Inspection, Press Troubleshooting, Tooling Design, Quality Control, Die and/or Fixture Building, Welding and Heat Treating

Additional Information

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