Senior Stamping Toolmaker: Dies Maintenance & Optimization

Molex; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex is seeking a skilled Stamping Toolmaker to support maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of high-speed stamping dies used in our manufacturing operations.

You will work with production, engineering, quality, and tooling teams to ensure tooling reliability, product quality, and production efficiency.

The role emphasizes hands-on machining, preventive maintenance, die setup, and mentoring junior toolmakers while upholding safety and documentation standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in tooling, die maintenance, stamping operations, or related manufacturing.
• Hands-on machining skills including grinding, drilling, fitting and tooling adjustments.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of high-speed stamping dies to ensure optimum tooling performance, reliability, and uptime.
• Diagnose tooling and die-related issues, identify root causes, and implement effective corrective actions to minimize production disruptions.
• Support die setup, qualification, handover, and validation activities to ensure smooth introduction of new or modified tooling into production.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Quality, and Die Design teams to resolve technical challenges and support manufacturing objectives.
• Participate in production event investigations and quality improvement activities, identifying tooling-related root causes and recommending sustainable solutions.
• Monitor tooling performance and manufacturing processes, proactively identifying opportunities to improve quality, productivity, tooling life, and cost efficiency.
• Support die design reviews and tooling modification activities by providing hands‑on manufacturing and maintenance expertise.
• Perform precision machining, grinding, drilling, fitting, and adjustment activities required for die maintenance and repair.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior toolmakers, sharing best practices and troubleshooting knowledge to strengthen team capability.
• Maintain high standards of safety, workmanship, documentation, and housekeeping while supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the stamping operation.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Machining

Grinding

Fitting

Tool adjustments

Education

NTC 3 in Metal Machining or equivalent trade certification

Tools

Grinding equipment

Die maintenance tooling

Job description

Molex is seeking a skilled Stamping Toolmaker to support maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of high-speed stamping dies used in our manufacturing operations.

You will work with production, engineering, quality, and tooling teams to ensure tooling reliability, product quality, and production efficiency.

The role emphasizes hands-on machining, preventive maintenance, die setup, and mentoring junior toolmakers while upholding safety and documentation standards.