3rd Shift Tool & Die Technician: Precision Fixture Maintenance

Sub-Zero, Inc.; Madison (WI); Hybrid; Full time

Job description

3rd Shift (Sunday-Thursday, 9:30PM - 5:30AM)

Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove the leading manufacturer of luxury kitchen appliances is a longstanding, family-owned company in the Madison area. Icons of design and paragons of performance and quality, Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove are the refrigeration, cooking, and dishwashing specialists found in world’s most luxurious homes. We look for team members who are driven by innovation and excellence, striving to serve our customers by doing what is right—with integrity, teamwork, and accountability.

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of tooling for press equipment and fixtures for assembly equipment
• Sharpening and making shim sets for punches and dies
• Make replacement parts with laths, mills, grinders, etc. for tools, fixtures and equipment using drawings
• Ability to duplicate broken parts using no drawings
• Read and interpret tooling and fixture drawings for repairs and adjustments
• Routinely perform preventative maintenance on tooling and fixtures
• Properly document work workers for recordkeeping in the CMMS
• Use 5-Why Analysis to determine root cause analysis for tooling and fixtures issues and develop countermeasures to eliminate future issues
• Complete work while abiding by all safety standards
• Look up and order parts
• Utilize all communication channels such as phone, instant chat, email, face to face
• Utilize equipment such as forklift etc. to perform tasks
• Train employees on procedures and techniques
• Housekeeping and workstation organization tasks
• Other duties as assigned

Applicants must pass an entrance exam. The level at which one is hired (Technician vs. Mechanic) is determined based on educational requirements and experience.

3rd shift hours are approximately 9:30pm - 5:30am (Sun-Th). Employees may be asked to work or bumped to other shifts. 2nd shift hours are approximately 1:30pm - 9:30pm (M-F).

This position requires a pre-employment drug/alcohol test and background check, which will be administered after a conditional job offer is extended. A negative drug/alcohol test result is required for employment. Refusal to take the test or a positive result may disqualify a candidate from further consideration. All drug testing will be conducted in accordance with federal and state laws.

Qualifications

Experience

Required

Physical Abilities:o Ability to lift up to 40lbso Ability to perform body movements including reaching, pulling, pushing, grasping, turning, bending, squatting, climbing, twisting, and fine manipulationo Ability to stand for up to 10 hours per dayo Ability to work with fiberglass, plastic, glue, and insulationo Must be able to read and write accurately to document incoming/outgoing materials and supplies

Ability to use various hand and machine tools used in tooling and fixture work

Must be proficient in Lockout Tagout (LOTO)

Must be aware of Hazard Communication and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Ability to read tooling and fixture drawings

Familiar with the use of a CNC mills, surface grinders, and machining methods

Knowledge and experience in draw dies, progressive dies, and blanking dies

Experience with maintenance of and troubleshooting of tooling and fixtures

Preferred

Journeyman Tool & Die Certificate, equivalent trade school degree, or two years related machine shop experience.

Experience with a CMMS

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