Toolmaker

Autoneum Holding AG; Taubaté; Remote; BRL 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Profit Sharing Program (PPR)

Company Shuttle Transportation

On-site Meals

Life Insurance

Job summary

Autoneum Holding AG in Brazil seeks an experienced Toolmaker to support tooling development and maintenance for automotive components. You will read drawings, machine tools, and assemble or modify fixtures, while ensuring compliance with safety standards.

The role requires 2–3 years in tooling, ability to operate lathes, milling machines, and TIG welding, plus willingness to travel and work shifts as needed. Strong measuring and metrology skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years of experience in toolmaking.
• Experience performing preventive and corrective maintenance in industrial tooling.
• Experience in the textile industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interpret technical drawings to develop or modify tools and fixtures.
• Manufacture, modify, and adjust tools according to specifications.
• Respond to corrective maintenance requests to ensure uninterrupted part delivery.
• Perform try-out modifications on molding and cutting tools using templates/gauges.
• Carry out cutting tool adjustments and TIG welding for edge repairs.
• Operate forklifts for tool and die handling.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on tooling for high-temperature processes.
• Support engineering during tooling try-outs, including setup and installation.
• Execute modifications to fixtures and devices per engineering specs.
• Comply with safety, health, and industrial hygiene regulations.

Skills

Reading drawings

Machining

Toolmaking

Maintenance

TIG welding

Precision measurement

Forklift operation

High-temperature tooling

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Lathes

Milling machines

Planers

Drill presses

TIG welding equipment

Forklift (10+ tons)

Precision measuring instruments

Job description

Autoneum is globally leading in acoustic and thermal management for light and commercial vehicles. The Company develops and produces multifunctional, lightweight and sustainable components and systems for interior floor, interior trim as well as engine bay and underbody. Customers include almost all automobile manufacturers in Europe, North & South America, Asia and Africa. The Company with its head-quarters in Winterthur, Switzerland, is listed on the SIX Swiss Ex-change (ticker symbol AUTN).

Job Summary

Operate machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, planers, and related equipment. Interpret technical drawings, sketches, and work instructions to manufacture, modify, adjust, and maintain tools and fixtures.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret technical drawings, sketches, and work instructions to develop or modify tools and fixtures.
• Manufacture, modify, and adjust tools and fixtures according to specifications.
• Respond promptly to corrective maintenance requests from production, ensuring uninterrupted part delivery to customers and OEMs.
• Perform try-out modifications and adjustments on molding and cutting tools, using master templates/gauges to ensure proper implementation of changes.
• Carry out cutting tool adjustments, including knife and counter-knife corrections when necessary, and apply TIG welding techniques for cutting edge adjustments and repairs.
• Operate forklifts with a capacity exceeding 10 tons for tool and die handling, a critical requirement for the Toolmaker position.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on tooling used in high-temperature processes exceeding 200°C.
• Support engineering teams during try-outs of new tooling, including adjustments, handling, setup, and installation activities.
• Execute modifications to fixtures and devices according to engineering specifications.
• Comply with all safety, health, and industrial hygiene regulations.

We Are Looking for Candidates with the Following Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Language: Portuguese

Experience:
2 to 3 years of experience in toolmaking, working with both small and large tooling. Experience performing preventive and corrective maintenance in an industrial tooling environment is required. Experience in the textile industry is preferred.

Availability:
Willingness to travel, work overtime, work shifts, and possess a valid driver's license.

Technical Skills

• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, sketches, and mechanical designs.
• Operation of machine tools, including lathes, milling machines, planers, drill presses, and related equipment.
• Tool and fixture manufacturing, modification, adjustment, and maintenance.
• Preventive and corrective maintenance of small and large-scale tooling.
• Adjustment of cutting and molding tools, including knife and counter-knife systems.
• Knowledge of tooling try-out, setup, and tooling handling processes.
• TIG welding for tooling repair and adjustment.
• Use of precision measuring instruments and dimensional inspection equipment.
• Knowledge of mechanical metrology and dimensional control.
• Operation of heavy-duty forklifts with capacities exceeding 10 tons.
• Basic knowledge of machining, metal fabrication, and mechanical manufacturing processes.
• Experience with tooling used in high-temperature molding processes (above 200°C) is desirable.
• Health Insurance
• Profit Sharing Program (PPR)
• Company Shuttle Transportation
• On-site Meals
• Life Insurance