Metal Stamping Die Setup Technician

Job Description

Job Description

What a day looks like

You arrive on the pressroom floor ready to make production happen. Your first stop is the next scheduled changeover: you set and troubleshoot die tooling on production equipment so stamping operators can run safely and efficiently. You follow the written die setup instructions to the letter, and you verify the setup against all documented quality procedures.

Before the line moves, you run and gauge the first pieces of the job, comparing results to the specified quality gages as required. You submit the required pieces to quality leaders to obtain first-piece approval and the go-ahead to run. You install scrap shakers and all safety guards prior to handing the press over to the operator. When it’s time to wrap a job, you follow the written quality procedures for last-piece production instructions to close it out correctly.

Quick die changeovers are routine for you, and you handle coil loading on presses up to 1,000 tons with confidence. Throughout the shift you’re the resource operators count on to keep setups tight and production on spec.

• Set and troubleshoot all die/tool setups on production stamping equipment
• Adhere to die setup and written quality procedures during every changeover
• Run and check first-piece samples using the required quality gages
• Submit required first-piece samples to quality leaders for approval to run
• Install scrap shakers and safety guarding before turning the press over to the operator
• Perform quick die setups; load coils on presses up to 1,000 tons
• Follow written quality procedures for last-piece and end-of-run instructions

• 1–5 years of die setup experience in a stamping/pressroom environment
• Own tools (or willingness to purchase)
• Hilo (forklift) and overhead crane experience; Hilo is required at minimum