Tool & Die Maker - Night Shift *$3,500 Sign On Bonus

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Job Title: Tool & Die Maker

Shift Schedule:

• Monday – Thursday; 3:00pm – 1:00am

For working an off shift, you will be eligible for a 10% shift differential, in addition to the base rate. 

Since 1982, Sigma Engineered Solutions has been on an incredible journey. We started with just one plant in India and have expanded to 13 locations around the world. What began as a cost-effective supplier of low-voltage electrical products has grown into a global solutions provider of highly engineered, complex metal components, including machined parts and precision metal stampings.

At Sigma Engineered Solutions “your success is our mission.” It’s a promise we live by daily and it defines everything we do whether you are a team member or customer. 

Completes all assignments to construct, modify, and condition multi-station metal working dies and will fabricate new gages, cutting and forming tools, and fixtures, applying knowledge of tool and die design and construction to machining, layout, assembly, and condition procedures.

What you will be doing : 

• Lays out work assignments of all complexity levels utilizing verbal instructions, rough sketches, tooling and product prints and visualizes product.
• Computes dimensions, establishes reference points, centerlines, and guidelines on tooling and product measures, marks and scribes metal stock for machining purposes.
• Determines necessary machine operations and set-up along with operating machine tools such as lathe, milling machine, grinder, to machine parts and verifies conformance of machined parts to desired specifications.
• Fits and assembles component parts into completed unit on mechanism and verifies dimensions, alignment, and clearance. File, stones, grinds, scrapers or perform other smoothing or blending operations to enable parts to fit properly. May use shims to correct improper fit and correct alignment. 
• Sets die in press and trial runs to assure proper clearance under pressure and to check for binding. Check and inspect completed stamped parts for adherence to engineering specifications.
• Analyzes and corrects complex tools malfunctioning in newly constructed or modified dies, verifying dimensions, alignments, clearances, making any adjustments or corrections to die or die parts to rectify tolerance deviations occurring in the stamped product.
• Recommends changes in tooling design under general approval of engineering to improve such factors as life, quality and quantity of tolling and product while conditioning dies to prevent breakage of small intricate die tooling or elimination design      problems.
• Utilizes toolmakers hand tools and all related hand tools.
• Utilizes precision measuring instruments such as height gages, gauge blocks, and comparators. Dial indicators, toolmakers microscope and micrometers to ensure parts are to proper specification and to check over die assembly to ensure that each      station is in correct position.
• Heat treats harden, stress relieve and anneal tool steel and case harden machine steel, if needed. 
• As required, provides instruction and training to apprentices and trainees and employees in less classifications.
• Follow safe work practices and keep the work area clean and organized.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Follow documented policies and procedures as designated by the company’s Employee Handbook and Local Work Rules. In addition, adhere to the proper Code of Conduct while on company property.

What you will bring to the team:  

• Must possess Tool & Die Maker Journeyman Papers.
• Mechanical knowledge and skill required

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Additional Information: 

At Sigma Engineered Solutions our vision is to be the global partner of choice by exceeding customer expectations. Our team members are essential to our customers success, and we look for these qualities when adding members to our team:

• exemplary honesty and integrity
• customer focused
• strive for continuous improvement in all they do
• are courageous and trustworthy
• are committed to teamwork
• are socially and environmentally responsible
• act proactively in the best interest of all stakeholders

If you share these qualities and you feel your background is not a perfect fit for a job, we encourage you to apply! Your background may have a telling story that makes you a better fit than you realize. 

We are hard at work to make sure our people are taken care of and our benefits meet their needs. What does this look like?

• Competitive pay
• Health coverage 
• Paid time off allowances
• Employee Assistance Program