3rd Shift Tool & Die Technician - Mold Repair & Precision Machining

Pentair; Sanford (NC); On-site; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Employee stock purchase program

Disability benefits

Life insurance

Critical illness insurance

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

Pentair is seeking a Tool and Die Technician for the 3rd shift in Sanford, NC. You will install, inspect, diagnose, repair, and maintain injection molds and tooling, while supporting equipment maintenance and toolroom fabrication.

The role requires safe operation of tool room equipment and collaboration with external vendors. You will manage quotes, control the tooling budget, and participate in continuous improvement while keeping downtime to a minimum and working 3rd shift hours with overtime

Qualifications

• Operate tool room equipment safely and efficiently.
• Use precision measuring equipment (micrometers, calipers, height gauges).
• Read and interpret blueprints, tooling prints, and part prints with accuracy.
• Maintain computer literacy for documentation and process control.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for all current tooling repairs, engineering changes etc.
• Build and maintain fixtures to remove hand loaded inserts to ensure operator safety.
• Be responsible for getting multiple quotes on tool repairs to stay in budgetary limits.
• Repair and maintain all injection molds that belong to Pentair Pool Products.
• Control tooling budget.
• Keep tooling dept. trained to meet injection molding and customer demands.
• Participate in continuous improvement process
• Communicate with outside molding vendors to get quotes and discuss repair work on tools that are not located at our facility.
• Be on call 24hrs a day /7 days a week.
• Set tooling priorities.
• Work with scheduling before any repair is approved to keep down time to a minimum.

Skills

Tool room operation

Precision measurement

Blueprint reading

Computer literacy

Tools

Milling machines

Lathes

Grinders

Hand tools

Welding

Job description

Pentair is seeking a Tool and Die Technician for the 3rd shift in Sanford, NC. You will install, inspect, diagnose, repair, and maintain injection molds and tooling, while supporting equipment maintenance and toolroom fabrication.

The role requires safe operation of tool room equipment and collaboration with external vendors. You will manage quotes, control the tooling budget, and participate in continuous improvement while keeping downtime to a minimum and working 3rd shift hours with overtime