Die Maintenance Team Member

aisincareers; Kentucky; On-site; USD 23,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Responsibilities include operating milling machines, lathes, and surface grinders; welding and brazing; measuring parts; performing layouts; assembling/disassembling dies; wiring limit switches; and completing daily repair reports and PM check sheets.

Qualifications

• One year certificate from college or technical school or two to four years experience with high school diploma or GED.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and maintenance instructions.
• Ability to stand, lift up to 50 pounds, and work in a loud environment.

Responsibilities

• Lifts using hoist or crane.
• Cleans dies using pressure washer.
• Polishes, grinds, and finishes core insert.
• Welds and brazes.
• Measures die parts with a metric scale.
• Performs layout according to design specifications.
• Disassembles and assembles die parts.
• Operates milling machines, lathes, and surface grinders.
• Completes daily repair content reports and PM check sheet.

Skills

Machine operation

Safety awareness

Reading technical docs

Teamwork

Troubleshooting

Education

One year certificate from college/technical school

High school diploma or GED

2–4 years experience

Tools

Milling machines

Lathes

Surface grinders

Welding equipment

Pipe threading

Job description

Job Title: Team Member

Department: Die Maintenance

Reports To: Supervisor

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Pay: up to $29.25/hour DOE

SUMMARY

Maintains all aspects of the dies to ensure the quality of cast components.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES*

Lifts using hoist or crane.

Cleans dies using pressure washer.

Polishes grinds, and finish core insert.

Welds.

Brazes.

Measures die parts using metric scale.

Performs layout according to design specifications.

Disassembles and assembles die parts.

Fits die using handwork technique.

Uses pipe threader to cut and thread pipe.

Wires limit switches.

Applies Sparktron coding.

Completes daily reports of all die repair content.

Completes Preventative Maintenance check sheet.

Fabricates any needed items.

Operates milling machines, lathes, and surface grinders.

Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

One year certificate from college or technical school, or two (2) to four (4) years experience and high school diploma or G.E.D., or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or members of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the member is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The member frequently is required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The member is occasionally required to climb or balance. The member must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the member is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and extreme heat. The member is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. The member is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

*To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Travel Requirements

• Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

Work Environment Requirements

With reasonable accommodation:

• Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
• Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
• Must be able to operate as an effective team member.
• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.

Attendance/Work Hour Requirements

• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
• Must be willing and available to work weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.