Tool and Die Maker jobs in Frankfort, KY

Manchester Tank has a proud heritage of hard working people, who for over 75 years have manufactured high quality products for our country and the world. The McWane/Manchester Way Compass is provided as a personal guide to help team members navigate through situations they encounter daily at work. All team members are expected to know these principles, values, and behaviors. The McWane/Manchester Way ensures higher levels of safety and environmental performance in all our operations. It also improves communication, relationships, and work performance at all levels of our organization. The McWane/Manchester Way Compass includes eight core principles to guide our team members: Communication, Safety, Environment, Leadership, Trust, Excellence, Accountability, and Teamwork.

Work Schedule:

Sun-Weds: 7:30PM-6:00AM
• Some weekends and overtime available

Benefits and Perks:

• Paid vacation after 90-days
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical, Vision, & Dental
• 401(k) with company match
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance

• 1st Responsibility - Ensuring personal safety and the safety of your coworkers.
• Use sketches, blueprints, specifications, and models to plan operations for the fabrication of dies, tools, and assemblies, ensuring safety and maximum efficiency.
• Perform die modifications and repair for surface quality and accuracy.
• Verify dimensions of finished parts to ensure they conform to specifications using dial indicators, gauge blocks, calipers, and micrometers.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot problems and perform repairs on tools, manually operated dies, and progressive dies.
• Use hand and machine tools to assemble parts of tools and dies and to repair and modify gauges, jigs, and dies.
• Perform welding, grinding, operate cranes, machining, & fabrication.
• Select the appropriate metals and materials to be used based on properties, ensuring they meet project specifications.
• Perform machining, finishing, assembly and tuning of dies.
• Shim sharpen existing dies.
• Work with forming dies.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to lift to 50 pounds repetitively.
• 3 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience building and/or maintaining high volume stamping dies, welding ability, spotting ability and hand finishing skills.
• Knowledge of cutting and forming sheet metal stamping operation.
• Strong machine tool operations and mechanical knowledge required.
• Education and certifications preferred but not required.