Manufacturing Maintenance & Set Up Technician

Belcan Corporation; Brockton (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Belcan Corporation in Brockton, MA is seeking a Manufacturing Maintenance & Set Up Technician to lead tool and die activities across shop floors. The role requires strong hands-on capability with tooling design, CAD modeling, and improvement processes while maintaining tooling standards.

The position emphasizes diagnosing machine issues, performing die setups, replacing bearings, lubricating systems, and ensuring presses run at peak efficiency.

Qualifications

• Must be mechanically inclined.
• Experience w/metal stamping punch presses.
• Ability to read blueprints & use measuring tools (micrometers, calipers, etc).
• Light electrical experience.
• Operate sit-down forklift.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose machine breakdowns and performance issues.
• Replace bearings, bushings, belts, chains, gears, and couplings.
• Shaft alignment and machine leveling.
• Lubricate systems and preventive maintenance.
• Machine setup and tooling changes.
• Independently perform die setups and die alignment.
• Troubleshoot misfeeds, double hits and par-quality issues; troubleshoot mechanical and basic electrical problems.
• Understand press tonnage limits and tooling wear.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Blueprint reading

Forklift operation

Tooling setup

Tools

Grinders

Lathe

Measuring tools

Job description

Manufacturing Maintenance & Set Up Technician

Job Number: 367748

Category: Maintenance Skilled

Description: Job Title: Manufacturing Maintenance & Set Up Technician
Pay rate: $36-$40 23% DH FEE $17,222-$19,136
Location: Brockton, MA
Zip Code: 02301
Job Type: Direct
Start Date: Right Away
Keywords: #BrocktonJobs; #ManufacturingMaintenanceJobs; #INDREG

Job Description

Position Summary

The Tool & Die Supervisor / Tooling Design Engineer to provide technical and supervisory leadership for Tool & Die activities across multiple company manufacturing platforms, facilities, product lines, and processes. This position will retain hands-on responsibility for tooling design, CAD modeling, engineering drawings, tooling troubleshooting, and continuous improvement while ensuring consistent tooling standards and practices across the organization. The position will support fastener manufacturing, cold heading, cold forming, stamping, thread rolling, and related metal-forming operations.

General Requirements

• Must be mechanically inclined
• Experience w/metal stamping punch presses
• Experience using grinders, lathe, etc. helpful
• Ability to read blueprints & use measuring tools (micrometers, calipers, etc)
• Light electrical experience
• Operate sit-down forklift

Other Details

• Diagnose machine breakdowns and performance issues
• Replace bearings, bushings, belts, chains, gears, and couplings
• Shaft alignment and machine leveling
• Lubricate systems and preventive maintenance
• Machine setup and tooling changes.
• Independently perform die setups, die alignment, adjusting feeds, guides and stock handling equipment. Keep presses running
• Troubleshoot misfeeds, double hits and par-quality issues. Troubleshoot mechanical and basic electrical problems. Ability to fabricate simple replacement parts.
• Understanding press tonnage limits and tooling wear.
• Understanding of tolerances and inspection methods
• Align work holding devices
• Understand machine guarding requirements