3rd Shift Tool & Die - $34.32 - $36.63/hour

Flex-N-Gate LLC.; Angola (IN); On-site; USD 47,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex-N-Gate LLC. seeks a Tool and Die Maker in Indiana to fabricate parts using standard knee mills, lathes, and grinders. The role reads blueprints and sketches and maintains dies and related equipment to meet production needs.

The candidate will read detailed blueprints, perform set ups, and ensure precision within tolerances. Journeyman card is preferred; safety PPE is mandatory on site.

Qualifications

• Read blueprints to fabricate parts.
• Operate tool and die equipment safely.
• Follow PPE guidelines.
• Ability to read standard/metric measurements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain dies and support equipment; perform preventive maintenance.
• Fabricate parts from blueprints and sketches using mills, lathes, grinders.
• Troubleshoot machinery and processes; read detailed blueprints.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Machinery troubleshooting

Team communication

Education

Journeyman card (preferred)

Tools

Welding equipment

Wire EDM

Manual mills

Lathes

Grinders

Job description

Scope of the Position

The Tool and Die Maker position fabricates parts utilizing most of the equipment in the department, i.e. Standard Knee Mill, Lathes and Grinders. The Tool and Die Maker will produce this product in a safe manner, efficiently utilizing Blueprints, Sketches and other oral or written instructions. In addition, the Tool and Die Maker maintains and repairs pre-notch stamping dies, progressive stamping dies and other support equipment and other tasks as assigned as necessary to ensure production requirements are met.

Responsibilities

Maintain all dies, support equipment, preventive maintenance and troubleshooting problems. Fabricate details using blueprints, sketches, oral instructions using Manual Mills, Lathes and Grinders. The Tool and Die Journeyman will be able to effectively read detailed blueprints and fabricate parts to specified tolerances using a variety of materials and processes. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Ability to operate Tool and Die equipment including welding and heat treat. Ability to Operate all tool and die manufacturing equipment safely and efficiently. Understand blueprint reading, utilize personal protective equipment per company guidelines. Ability to run a Wire EDM is a plus.

Language Skills:Ability to understand and follow work related instructions. Ability to communicate with a diversified Team.

Mathematical Skills:Basic Math using Standard, Metric measurement systems. Ability to make conversions, trigonometry

Reasoning Ability:The ability to analyze and troubleshoot machinery and processes. Follows directions given by Journeymen, Technical Services supervisor and Technical Services Manager.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:DOL Journeyman's card preferred but not required.

Physical Demands:The physical demands described ere are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is frequently required to sit, stand, talk, walk, see and hear. The associate is frequently required to life a minimum of 20 pounds by using hands, fingers and arms. Also required repeatedly is bending, reaching and lifting.

Work Environment:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the essential duties of the job, the associate is occasionally exposed to fumes, toxic or caustic chemicals and outside weather conditions. The noise level the associate is exposed to is usually moderate to high.

$35.88/hour plus a $0.75 shift premium for Journeyman

$34.32/hour plus a $0.75 shift premium for non Journeyman