Tooling Coordinator

Tooling Coordinator

Monday to Friday: 6pm to 3:30pm, with possible OT daily/every other weekend

The Tooling Coordinator will handle all printing plates, cutting dies, and ink for shift operation by ensuring material is ready at the machine to enable a smooth change over.

Why You'll Love Working at Hood Container

• Competitive Pay & Benefits: Competitive starting pay, quarterly bonus, & full benefits
• Career Growth: Ongoing training and advancement opportunities.
• Team-Oriented Culture: Your expertise is respected and valued.
• Stable, Growing Industry: Nationwide leader in corrugated packaging.

What it takes:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Attention to detail and ability to recognize minor discrepancies or deviation
• Effective communication skills (oral & written)
• Basic Mechanical skills to make repairs using hand tools
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Ability to use and read a ruler/tape-measure
• Ability to operate mobile equipment, experience operating a forklift preferred
• Willing & able to lift and/or push up to 50 lbs
• Willing & able to work overtime and weekends as needed

How you will contribute:

• Read & interpret job order information, specifications, and requirements
• Deliver plates, dies and identification to press, ready for set-up; return same to die room on completion of run and store in good condition.
• Perform necessary repairs on dies before storage.
• Keeping plates press ready, including premounting, remounting, and making necessary changes to mounted plates.
• Keeping storage area organized.
• Maintaining printing plate and cutting die records; check plates for accuracy when received.
• Checking orders for discrepancies and assuring that proper ink is available.

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