Die Maker, Conventional

Hubbell Incorporated; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated is seeking skilled machinists to operate CNC mills and lathes, fabricate components per drawings, and maintain dies and tooling. The role requires setting up equipment, troubleshooting dies, and training teammates.

Heat treat capabilities are a plus, with supervision to ensure quality and efficiency. Associates degree in a technical field is preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.

Qualifications

• Associates degree from an appropriate technical school preferred.
• Equivalent experience and other credentials will be evaluated for qualification.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate CNC mills and lathes to tolerances of +/- .0005.
• Repair, revise, duplicate and fabricate components per drawings.
• Maintain tooling and dies, including perforating, blanking and progressive dies.
• Change components in dies and in presses.
• Independently perform set-ups for assignments and train others in the department.
• Operate heat treat equipment (ovens, hardness tester).
• Report to shift supervisor and follow advisory directions.

Skills

CNC operation

Reading drawings

Tolerance control

Die/tooling maintenance

Education

Associate degree in a technical field

Tools

Heat treat equipment

Job description

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• 1. Set-up and operate all conventional machines in the Machine Shop, to include but not limited to, CNC conversational control mills and lathes.
• 2. Repair, revise, duplicate, and fabricate any component for jig fixtures, dies, machines, gauges, and tools through verbal instruction, sketches, or drawings.
• 3. Work to tolerances of +/- .0005
• 4. Maintain various types of tooling such as, but not limited to, perforating, blanking, trim and progressive dies
• 5. Change components in dies while in the tool room, as well as in the press.
• 6. Independently make own set-ups for all assignments.
• 7. Trouble shoot dies that do not meet drawing specifications and advise management on the repair time required to make necessary changes. Relocate components that are doweled, boring locations for guide pins on die sets, dies with progression problems, and construction of new dies.
• 8. Reports directly to shift supervisor. Also, may be given advisory direction by other assigned and authorized individuals in the department or organization. May be required to do work of equal or lower classification.
• 9. Will be required to train others in the department to help increase new as well as existing individuals knowledge and ability.
• 10. Required to set-up, operate, and maintain heat treat equipment, such as but not limited to, heat treat ovens, hardness tester, and dew pointer.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

May be required to perform various other duties in the department, such as operate material handling equipment, forklift, crane, or other non-routine tasks as assigned. Will be required to furnish own hand tools, as well as measuring tools, and all other recommended tools for now and the future.

Associates degree from an appropriate technical school preferred. Equivalent experience and other credentials will be evaluated for qualification.

Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

Hubbell Utility Solutions

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.

The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.