Die Changeover Specialist | 1st shift

MiTek; Tolleson (AZ); On-site; USD 44,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off

Day One Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision

Career advancement

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) matching

Disability and life insurance

Employee assistance

Job summary

MiTek is seeking a hands-on Die Setter/Technician in Tolleson, AZ to demonstrate proficiency with automatic equipment, forklifts, and overhead cranes. You will set, change, trouble shoot, remove/install die sections and perform preventative maintenance to keep stamping dies running smoothly.

Responsibilities include assembling components per documentation to tight tolerances, identifying nonconforming parts, and training others as needed.

Qualifications

• Must have outstanding safety record and follow all safety policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness; monitor own work to ensure quality.
• Ability to interact professionally with others including coworkers, vendors and customers.

Responsibilities

• Change various components inside the die.
• Remove and install die sections.
• Trouble shoot forming issues, punch issues and progression issues.
• Perform tooling changes according to schedules.
• Perform required preventative maintenance.

Skills

Safety

Quality

Dependability

Initiative

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Demonstrate proficiency with the use of automatic equipment, forklifts, and overhead cranes. Demonstrate ability to set, change, trouble shoot, remove install die sections and clean stamping dies. Proactively apply knowledge with improvements to equipment and processes.

• Change various components inside the die.
• Remove and install die sections
• Work with T and D for tool sharpening
• Trouble shoot forming issues, punch issues and progression issues.
• Perform tooling changes according to schedules.
• Perform required preventative maintenance.
• Assemble necessary components per documentation to strict, precision tolerances
• Identify and appropriately respond to nonconforming parts
• Visually check parts for conformance with quality specified characteristics
• Train others as needed
• Work with planners and schedulers to make sure the dies are ready to run as planned.
• Work with and communicate effectively with Management to plan for any issues that may arise.
• Monitor press, tooling and secondary systems for proper operation during manufacturing.
• Attendance at work during the regularly scheduled shift is an essential duty. This includes, but is not limited to the ability to work overtime as required, be present at work, arrive on time and be at the work station ready for work at the start of the shift.

Job Responsibilities & Requirements

POSITION SUMMARY

Demonstrate proficiency with the use of automatic equipment, forklifts, and overhead cranes. Demonstrate ability to set, change, trouble shoot, remove install die sections and clean stamping dies. Proactively apply knowledge with improvements to equipment and processes.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Change various components inside the die.
• Remove and install die sections
• Work with T and D for tool sharpening
• Trouble shoot forming issues, punch issues and progression issues.
• Perform tooling changes according to schedules.
• Perform required preventative maintenance.
• Assemble necessary components per documentation to strict, precision tolerances
• Verify correct die is used per customer specification, as outlined on work order
• Identify and appropriately respond to nonconforming parts
• Visually check parts for conformance with quality specified characteristics
• Complete Die Set-up check sheets and develop Die process sheets
• Provide support for Die Setters as workload allow
• Train others as needed
• Work with planners and schedulers to make sure the dies are ready to run as planned.
• Work with and communicate effectively with Management to plan for any issues that may arise.
• Monitor press, tooling and secondary systems for proper operation during manufacturing.
• Attendance at work during the regularly scheduled shift is an essential duty. This includes, but is not limited to the ability to work overtime as required, be present at work, arrive on time and be at the work station ready for work at the start of the shift.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Safety: Must have an outstanding safety record and follow all safety policies and procedures.
  • Participate in safety training and meetings.
  • Maintain clean and safe work area.
  • Report all injuries/accidents near misses immediately to supervisor or a member of management.
  • Report all unsafe acts and conditions.
  • Use equipment and materials properly.
• Quality: Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness. Monitor own work to ensure quality. Apply feedback to improve performance.
• Quantity: Meet productivity standards without diminishing quality of work. Strive to increase productivity.
• Dependability: Take responsibility for own action. Commit to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals. Willing to work overtime whenever necessary.
• Initiative: Readily volunteers. Undertake self-development activities. Seek increased responsibilities. Take independent action. Ask for and offer assistance whenever needed.
• Ability to interact professionally with others; including co-workers, vendors and customers.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education and/or Experience

High School Diploma or GED; or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Effectively communicate with co-workers and management regarding work and safety issues.

Mathematical Skills

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Comprehend job training and safety instructions.

Computer Skills

Some PC skills helpful, but not required.

Other Skills And Abilities

Read a tape measure.

Other Qualifications

Previous forklift experience preferred but not required.

Physical Demands

This is a physical position that requires the individual to be able to: stand, walk and carry up to 50 lbs., push/pull, climb, walk up stairs and crouch. This position requires the individual to be able to communicate through speaking and hearing.

Other Physical Requirements

Vision (Near, Distance, Peripheral, Depth Perception), Sense of Sound, Smell, Taste, Touch

Able to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the operators may be exposed to the following: moving mechanical parts, moving product parts, vibration, moving forklifts, coolants, noise levels requiring hearing protection. Exposure to environment; heat and humidity, cold, wet conditions and outside weather conditions.

MiTek Perks:

• Generous time off including Paid Time Off, 13 annual holidays, and volunteer time off
• Day One Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision Plans
• Family friendly benefits including Paid Caregiver Leave, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Reimbursement
• Performance/Incentive bonuses
• Career advancement, training opportunities, Employee Resource Groups, and tuition reimbursement
• Retirement programs including Matching 401(k) Contributions and Profit Sharing
• Employer paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• myFlexPay partner - allows you to track, manage and access your pay anytime

MiTek Perks:

• Generous time off including Paid Time Off, 13 annual holidays, and volunteer time off
• Day One Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision Plans
• Family friendly benefits including Paid Caregiver Leave, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Reimbursement
• Performance/Incentive bonuses
• Career advancement, training opportunities, Employee Resource Groups, and tuition reimbursement
• Retirement programs including Matching 401(k) Contributions and Profit Sharing
• Employer paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• myFlexPay partner - allows you to track, manage and access your pay anytime

MiTek is a platform innovator and enabler that exists to transform the building industry with better building solutions. In 1955, MiTek transformed residential construction with the invention of the Gang-Nail plate and a digital platform that provided an affordable and scalable way to manufacture wood trusses. Today, MiTek delivers software, services, engineered products, and automated solutions that enable the building industry toimprove efficiencies by optimizingthe balance between off-site and on-site. With nearly 5,600 team members worldwide, MiTek collaborates across the building industry to enable and accelerate transformational breakthroughs in design and construction to transform the way the industry designs, makes, and builds. As a Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A, NYSE: BRK-B) company since 2001, MiTek has a record of continuous growth and innovation.

MiTek is an E-Verify and Drug and Tobacco-Free Workplace.

We are an equal opportunity employer; and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or transgender status), age (40 and over), genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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