Level 3 Tool & Die Technician - 1st Shift

Job description

Compensation: $35-45/Hr **Job Summary:** Responsible for repair and maintenance of blanking, trimming and form dies (auto and hand-transfer) in metals manufacturing operations. Level 3 Tool & Die Technician requires demonstrated knowledge and skillset of all tasks associated with tooling support and repair and ability to perform all tasks independently. **Proven experience and journeyman certification required for this position (including tool maker, die maker, mold maker)** **Duties and Responsibilities:** - Ensures safety for self and others in the die repair area - Works independently for stamping press corrections and troubleshooting - Performs accurate identification of upstream processes and tooling related issues affecting production - Refresh, repair and correct tooling issues using full understanding of materials and components - Uses experience and judgment regarding press timing and out of press corrections or repairs - Performs adjustments to dies as required to support production operations uptime - Builds and repairs dies to operations needs - Reports problems pertaining to dies proactively to leadership - Works with Machine Operators to resolve any issues with dies and press processing - Maintains housekeeping and standards of organization to maintain safety and workplace organization - Serve as an active participant in programs that promote continuous improvement - Adheres to all company and location policies and safety rules - Able to work extended hours when required - All other duties as assigned **Education, Experience, Skills and Abilities Required for Consideration as a Candidate:** - High School graduate or equivalent - Proven experience and journeyman certification required for this position (including tool maker, die maker, mold maker) - 3 years’ experience as a Certified Journeyman Tool / Die Maker / Repair - Full understanding of form, trim and process corrections to improve production conditions - Demonstrated competency of all skills necessary for tooling and support tasks - 3 years’ experience with various machining equipment - Welding experience preferred but not required **I. Physical Requirements of this Position** | | | --- | | **A.** **How much on-the-job time is spent performing the following physical activities?** | | **Physical Activity** | **Amount of Time** | | | **None** | **Less than 1/3** | **1/3 to 2/3** | **More than 2/3** | | Standing | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | | Walking | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | | Sitting | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | | Use hands to finger, handle, or feel | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | | Reach with hands and arms | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | | Climb or balance | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | | Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | | Talk or hear | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | | Taste or smell | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | **In an average workday, the employee primarily performs: (Check one)** ☐ **Sedentary Work**: Lifting 10 lbs. Maximum and occasionally lifting and/or carrying such articles as computers and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Repetitive motion of hand and finger movement to manually input data using a keyboard or to assemble parts may be required for up to eight hours a day. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met. ☒ **Medium Work**: Lifting 50 lbs. Maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of object weighing up to 25 lbs. ☐ **Heavy Work**: Lifting 100 lbs. Maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of object weighing up to 50 lbs. **Visual Acuity Requirements of this position including color, depth perception and field of vision (Check one)** ☒ **Close Vision:** Clear vision at 20” or less. ☐ **Distance Vision:** Clear vision at 20’ or more. ☒ **Peripheral Vision:** Ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point. ☒ **Depth Perception:** Three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships. ☐ **Ability to Adjust Focus:** Ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus. ☐ **No special vision requirements.** **Select the level of noise that is typical in the work environment for this job: (Check one)** ☐ **Quiet conditions:** (Examples: private office) ☐ **Moderate noise:** (Examples: business office with computer printers, light traffic, test and clean room environments) ☒ **Loud noise:** (Examples: normal manufacturing conditions, fork truck and maintenance departments) ☐ **Very loud noise:** (Examples: jack hammer work and areas that exceed 85dB) **II. Work Environment** | | | --- | | A. How much exposure to the following environmental conditions does this job require? | | **Environmental Conditions** | **Amount of Time** | | | **None** | **Less than 1/3** | **1/3 to 2/3** | More than 2/3 | | Wet or humid conditions (non-weather) | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | | Work near moving mechanical parts | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☒ | | Work in high, precarious places | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | | Fumes or airborne particles | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | | Toxic or caustic chemicals | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | | Outdoor weather conditions | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | | Extreme cold (non-weather) | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | | Extreme heat (non-weather) | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | | Risk of electrical shock | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | | Work with explosives | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | | Risk of radiation | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | | Vibration | ☐ | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | | Work/job-related travel | ☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | **Additional physical requirements and/or environmental conditions not mentioned above: N/A**