Inspector - Tooling & Layout - New Model Programs Development Center (NMPDC)

Socket.dev; Allen Park (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Holiday pay

Bonuses

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking an Inspector of Tooling and Layout in the Louisville area. The role will require hands-on work with precision gauges, calibration, and collaboration with engineering for part evaluations.

Starting wage is the base rate with progression to top rate after three months, with premiums for shift, overtime, and holidays. Immediate access to comprehensive healthcare and benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have completed a bona fide Toolmaker apprenticeship or have 8 years of previous relevant work experience.
• Experience with Zeiss CMMs, Klingelnberg gear checkers, Marposs, Intra bench gauges, Mahr and Mitutoyo Perthometers.
• Ability to read blueprints and understand measurement characteristics.
• Knowledge of gauge maintenance and calibration.

Responsibilities

• Willingness to work on any assigned schedule and overtime.
• Read blueprints to determine measurement characteristics.
• Set up gauges and perform maintenance and calibration.
• Collaborate with Engineers on part Evaluations.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Gauge troubleshooting

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Education

Toolmaker apprenticeship

Tools

Zeiss CMMs

Klingelnberg gear checkers

Marposs gauges

Intra bench gauges

Mahr perthometers

Mitutoyo gauges

IQS gauge database

Job description

This job requisition provides candidates to the locations in the Louisville area. This job requisition is not location specific.

Rate of Pay and Benefits:

Inspectors Tooling and Layout are paid a top hourly base rate of $45.645, plus applicable shift, overtime, and holiday premiums. The starting rate for this position is$45.445with pay increases to the top rate upon completion of three consecutive months of employment.

Benefits:

Immediate access to Best-in-Class Company provided healthcare!

• Company provided premium coverage for Hospital-Surgical-Medical plus Drug, Hearing, Dental, and Vision.
• Basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance.
• Accident and Sickness and Extended Disability Benefits.
• Automatic enrollment in TESPHE, the hourly employee 401(k) plan, at an initial pre-tax contribution rate of 3%. Also eligible for Company TESPHE contributions of 10% of base pay and $1 per compensated hour.
• Eligible for holiday pay, profit sharing and lump sum bonuses, paid time off, tuition assistance, and immediate vehicle discount purchase plans.

Ford Motor Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or protected veteran status.

Responsibilities

Willingness and ability to work on any assigned schedule, change shifts, work more than 8 hours per day and/or work overtime, all while maintaining good attendance. Ability and willingness to learn and follow safety rules and procedures, to work in a team environment, treat co-workers with dignity and respect regardless of personal differences, and accept and follow instructions and requests from leadership. Ability and willingness to understand and follow instructions, both oral or in writing.

Ability to perform tasks of the trade, stand for extended periods, walk unassisted, work at heights, work overhead including on ladders and platforms and manipulate tools typical of the trade. Tasks will require a certain amount of reaching, lifting, twisting, bending, and use of a PMHV or hilo. Ability to perceive differences in details and prints related to trade.Must be able to effectively maneuver about vehicles, equipment, assembly lines or stations, and about facility.

Qualifications

Candidates must have completed a bona fide Toolmaker apprenticeship or have 8 years of previous relevant work experience. Qualified individuals will possess knowledge and work experience in the following areas, which represent some of the critical aspects including, but not limited to the following:

Troubleshoot & Repair:

• (23) Zeiss CMMs – electronic, mechanical, software, and programming

• (40+) Klingelnberg gear checkers – electronic, mechanical arbors, software, and programming

• Marposs and Intra bench gauges – software and mechanical

• Mahr and Mitutoyo perthometers - mechanical

• Air and electronic bench gauges – software and mechanical

• Newage hardness testers

• Plant wide gauge bench computer issues before IT is called

• ITW’s

• In-line gauges – such as hones and grinders

• Build sort gauges from scratch using tools and parts in the lab

• Rebuild any and all types of gauges in the production departments

• Set up new gauges in the production departments

• Understand the mechanics of all gauges and masters and be able to re-set and master any gauge in the plant

• Operational knowledge of all measuring devices in the G&LO lab

• Ability to access and read blueprints to determine measurement characteristics

Gauge Surveillance and Calibration:

• Perform yearly surveillance (visual inspection) & calibration (measurement verification) on all gauges

• Enter and retrievegaugeinformation into IQS gauge record database

Layout:

• Write programs for Zeiss & Klingelnberg equipment

• Perform part measurements per blueprint and Engineering direction

• Ability to work with Engineers to conduct part evaluations

Computer, Software, PC requirements:

• Perform CPU and hard drive installations on computerized gauge benches

• Perform backup images & restore hard drive images for computerized gauge benches

• Modify software programs for DCP changes

Preventive Maintenance:

• Maintain measurement devices for Nagel hones, Reishauers, Klingelnbergs, Zeiss, Hommels, Intra and Marposs gauges

Administrative / Computer tasks:

• Knowledge of Maximo & Drawing Management System

• GD&T - Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

• Enter gauge repair diagnosis & solutions into every GR Maximo ticket

• Access and read blueprints to determine gauge replacement parts