Die Maintenance Technician

Support the production process through assembly of product and/or operating machinery or equipment while ensuring product is produced to customer specification. Performs repetitive die maintenance functions. Reports defective materials or questionable conditions to supervisor immediately. Maintains work area and equipment to ensure it is clean, orderly and follows required safety regulations. May work at different workstations or rotate between processes as required by business needs. Provides suggestions to improve safety, quality and productivity.

Essential Functions (but are not limited to):

• Ensures safety of self and others by following all Safety Policies/Procedures and wearing all required PPE.
• Troubleshoot and repair stamping die tooling
• Frequent manual lifting of parts or containers up to 33 lbs.
• Interpret customer prints, engineering specifications, layout results and functional requirements.
• Lift dies using hoist or crane.
• Clean dies as needed.
• Polish, grind, and hand finish die tooling as needed.
• Weld, operating various welding equipment.
• Measure die parts using metric scale.
• Disassemble and assemble to design specifications.
• Wire limit switches.
• Report and document activities as needed.
• Fabricate items as needed.
• Operate milling machines, lathes, and surface grinders and other die manufacturing machines
• Ability to work rotating shifts and overtime as required.
• Regular attendance is required.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications, Education, and Experience:

• 2- year associate degree in related field or Journeyman certification or 4 years equivalent work experience or training.
• Ability to pass mechanical aptitude pre-employment test if required.
• Ability to read and follow instructions.