Metal Fastener Cold Forming Lead (Multi-Station)

Phoenix Stamping Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Stamping Group is seeking a skilled tradesperson to lead setups for multi-die progressive headers and operate cold heading machines. You will translate travelers and prints into tooling and process parameters, ensuring parts stay within drawing tolerances and meet output and safety targets.

You will troubleshoot, maintain tooling, and drive continuous improvement while sustaining a 6S workspace and strict safety/environmental standards across multiple assets.

Qualifications

• 10 years of verified experience setting up and operating multi-die progressive headers.
• Ability to design or modify tooling to achieve desired product outcomes.
• Roll thread machine experience is a plus.
• Comfort with shop tools: surface grinder, lathe, hydraulic press.
• Blueprint reading; can follow verbal and written instructions.
• Accurate data entry into a data collection system.
• Inspection skills using calipers, micrometers, gauges, and more.

Responsibilities

• Translate travelers and part prints into precise setups, tooling, and process parameters.
• Operate cold heading machines to produce parts within drawing tolerances.
• Troubleshoot out-of-spec conditions and adjust processes to correct.
• Own production goals across several assets in your work area.
• Meet quality and rework targets through vigilant in-process inspections to all specs.
• Keep a 6S workspace; follow plant safety standards without exception.
• Honor environmental rules; study MSDS and follow oil/chemical labeling and storage.
• Offer continuous improvement ideas regularly.
• Carry out tooling maintenance/modifications and other related duties as needed.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Shop math

Data entry accuracy

Continuous improvement mindset

Strong work ethic

Communication skills

Tools

Surface grinder

Lathe

Hydraulic press

Job description

Ready to Lead Multi-Die Precision?Do you thrive where speed meets accuracy? Can you turn a drawing into a dead-on setup and keep multiple assets humming? At Phoenix Stamping—serving North America from Atlanta, Fort Wayne, and Fort Worth since 1986—we invest in advanced automation and put people first. Our promise: Customers first, employees always!Imagine ThisIt’s your shift—any shift—and you’re running a 10-hour day Monday–Thursday. You start by validating specs from job travelers and blueprints. You set up multi-die progressive headers, hit cycle, and check first-offs. When a dimension drifts, you diagnose, tweak, and get the line back in tolerance. If demand spikes, Friday becomes an 8-hour overtime push—and your area still meets output, quality, and safety commitments.Your MissionTranslate travelers and part prints into precise setups, tooling, and process parameters.Operate cold heading machines to produce parts within drawing tolerances.Troubleshoot out-of-spec conditions and adjust processes to correct.Own production goals across several assets in your work area.Meet quality and rework targets through vigilant in-process inspections to all specs.Maintain tooling inventory; trigger reorders to prevent downtime.Document everything: downtime, scrap, and yield—accurately and on time.Perform routine PM and keep machines reliable.Keep a 6S workspace; follow plant safety standards without exception.Honor environmental rules; study MSDS and follow oil/chemical labeling and storage.Offer continuous improvement ideas regularly.Carry out tooling maintenance/modifications and other related duties as needed.Who You Report ToProduction SupervisorWhat It TakesStandout work ethic and curiosity to keep learning.10 years of verified experience setting up and operating multi-die progressive headers.Ability to design or modify tooling to achieve desired product outcomes.Roll thread machine experience is a plus.Comfort with shop tools: surface grinder, lathe, hydraulic press, etc.Mechanical aptitude and basic cold header maintenance skills.Blueprint reading; can follow verbal and written instructions.Accurate data entry into a data collection system.Inspection skills using comparators, calipers, micrometers, gauges, and more.Reliable shop math for precise calculations.What You’re Already Good AtContinuous ImprovementEquipment TroubleshootingLean Manufacturing PrinciplesERP & MRP SystemsAdvanced Inspection & Gauge MeasurementExcellent Communication SkillsExperience in a Manufacturing EnvironmentBlueprint ReadingAdditional InformationPhoenix Stamping Group, LLC offers a drug-free work place along with a competitive salary and benefits package. We are an equal opportunity employer (EEO), dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin and in compliance with ADAAA.