Die Maintenance Technician

Job Position: Die Maintenance Technician

Location: Humble, TX 77396

Pay Rate: $26.00/hr

Description: Department: Operations
Area: Maintenance
Employment Type: Full-time

Position Purpose
Ensure the proper functionality, maintenance, and optimal condition of extrusion and drawing dies, supporting production continuity and product quality standards.

Key Responsibilities
• Manage tooling lifecycle including creation, usage, maintenance, disposal, and replacement requests.
• Perform die maintenance activities such as polishing, reconditioning, and minor machining according to technical specifications.
• Conduct dimensional inspections and technical evaluations of dies and tooling to ensure compliance with design and quality standards.
• Analyze tooling performance and support root cause analysis for product defects or process deviations.
• Prepare, assemble, and ensure readiness of tooling sets for extrusion and drawing operations based on production plans.
• Control and manage tooling inventory using SAP, including stock levels, traceability, and system updates.
• Record and report maintenance activities, tooling conditions, and production data in systems for traceability and continuous improvement.
• Support process optimization in extrusion and drawing operations, collaborating with production teams to improve efficiency and quality.
• Ensure proper use, handling, and preservation of tools, equipment, and work environment standards (5S).
• Comply with safety, quality, and operational procedures, reporting risks, deviations, and incidents in a timely manner.

Education
• High School Diploma (required)
• Technical training in machining, tooling, or related field (preferred)
Equivalent hands-on industrial mechanical maintenance experience will be considered.

Experience
• At least 1 year of experience in industrial or manufacturing environments
• Knowledge of die maintenance, polishing, and dimensional metrology (preferred)
• Familiarity with industrial safety, quality, and environmental standards

Core Competencies
• Proactivity, teamwork, assertive communication, strong safety mindset, and ability to work under pressure and rotating shifts.

*Be able to travel outside the US*