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Tool & Die Maker

Subaru
Lafayette, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 3/31/2024

Date: Jan 2, 2024

Location: Lafayette, IN, US, 47905

Company: Subaru

Tool & Die Maker
Stamping Section

Company Overview: Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. or “SIA”, located in Lafayette, Indiana, is the only Subaru vehicle manufacturing facility outside of Japan. SIA is a 4.4 million square foot automotive OEM – meaning our manufacturing process begins with coils of steel and ends with the high-quality vehicles you see out on the roads. We employ 6500 Associates, both production and administrative, all under one roof. SIA is the safest automotive manufacturing plant in the United States and is also a staple in the community due to its numerous fundraising activities held onsite, donations to local charities and plentiful volunteer opportunities. SIA is a frontrunner in environmental conservation being the first Zero-Landfill automotive manufacturing plant and the first to have its campus designated a backyard wildlife habitat. SIA has grown tremendously since its 1989 beginnings and continues to be an example of success within the automotive industry.

Primary responsibilities:
  • Metal Stamping die background
  • Experience with heavy presses, blank, transfer, and progressive dies - repairing and maintaining.
  • A-surface end products. I.e. Large products, exposed panels.
  • Maintenance skills: Welding (stick & Tig preferred).
  • Analytical skills
  • Mechanical skills
  • Math & Computer skills
  • Tool Room equipment knowledge (mills, lathes, grinders, drill presses).
  • Physical demands: must be able to move objects and use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue. Constant movement and use of limbs; this position requires good manual dexterity, coordination, and stamina.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 3 years tool & die experience
  • Class-A experience
  • Tool & Die, Die Maker, Die Setter, Tooling, Tool Room, Machinist, Machining
  • Metal Stamping die background
  • Experience with heavy presses, blank, transfer, and progressive dies - repairing and maintaining.
  • surface end products. I.e., Large products, exposed panels.
  • Maintenance skills: Welding (stick & Tig preferred).
  • Tool Room equipment knowledge (mills, lathes, grinders, drill presses).
  • HS diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications:

Tool & Die, Die Maker, Die Setter, Tooling, Tool Maker, Tool Room, Machinist, Machining
  • Automotive die background (3 years)
  • Journeyman or apprenticeship card
  • Draw die repair: taking damaged die and using techniques such as heat raising or welding and then finishing by hand
  • In-Press Troubleshooting: Splits, buckles, slivers, distortion
  • Draw bead repair
  • Scrap fall troubleshooting
  • Die Timing, Die setting
  • Steel and aluminum end-product experience
  • Nest panel to the lower die and scrap cutters
  • Die spotting. Able to ready the high spot in the panel and make the correct decision on where metal is to be removed or added
  • Understand material flow in the draw
  • Balance the draw die
  • Squaring up lower and upper die cutters
  • Able to identify tight and loose trim by examining the trimmed edge of the panel
  • Setup, operation, and basic G code programming for CNC equipment
  • Overhead crane experience
  • Plastic injection experience

Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce.


Nearest Major Market: Lafayette

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