Tool, Die, and Gauge Making Supervisor jobs in Sioux Falls, SD

Description

Department: Manufacturing Engineering

Summary: Provide fixture, tool and die solutions for machining, fabrication, welding and assembly set up. Operate tool room machines, analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists’ hand tools.

Primary Duties:

• Study blueprints, design concepts, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, dial indicators and or CMM.
• Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
• Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
• File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
• Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
• Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
• Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
• Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.

Manufacturing operations descriptions are intended to define in general terms the most significant duties of a particular position and are not all inclusive of all duties or responsibilities of individual positions. Position descriptions are not intended to exclude the possibility of temporary assignments or the alteration of existing positions.

Requirements

Qualifications/Experience:

• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• In depth experience using CNC/manual mills and lathes.
• Basic understanding of problem-solving, ISO, Lean, geo metric tolerances and understand precision tolerances.
• Knowledge of heat treating materials
• 2 year degree in related field and or plus 5 years of relevant experience
• Cad experience would be a plus
• Able to lift 50 pounds occasionally and push/pull 100 pounds occasionally

Benefits

Benefits Day 1:

• 12 Paid Holidays
• Birthday Paid Off
• PTO Accrual

Benefits 1st of the Month After 30 Days:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life and Short Term Disability Insurance
• Allstate Supplemental Insurance

Benefits 1st of the Month After 60 Days:

• 401k Retirement Plan
• Safety Shoes/Glasses Allowance

Demco is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Pre-employment drug screening required.