Senior Tool & Die Maker — High-Speed Stamping (3rd Shift)

TE Connectivity; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

TE Connectivity is seeking a Progressive High Speed Stamping Tool & Die Maker III to support stamping production, perform precision work, and drive improvements. You will troubleshoot die setups, changeovers, and fabricate tools using blueprints while training apprentices.

This role emphasizes collaboration with die engineering to improve quality, cost, and productivity on 3rd shift with a robust pay differential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Associate Degree in Machining Technology preferred.
• Completion of a State-Approved Apprenticeship Program and Journeyman’s Card strongly preferred.
• 3–5 years of die repair, rebuilding and conditioning experience.
• Proficient with shop equipment and grinding tools; tolerance ±0.0001.
• Experience in heat-treating, EDM plunge machines, and profile grinding.
• Strong teamwork, problem-solving and mechanical aptitude.
• Automotive stamping experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical contact for the team and provide training as needed.
• Perform die and module changeovers, preventive maintenance and conditioning.
• Sharpen and repair close-tolerance tooling including carbide punches and dies.
• Troubleshoot complex die setups and production issues.
• Replace worn/broken tooling; maintain high-speed progressive dies.
• Construct/modify/condition metal dies, gauges and tooling per blueprints.
• Set up and operate lathes, mills, ovens, surface grinders, and more.
• Use micrometers/calipers/comparators for precision inspection.
• Set up stamping presses per Q.I.P. requirements.
• Train apprentices and support the apprenticeship program.
• Monitor spare tooling and identify spikes in usage.

Skills

Die repair

Troubleshooting

Mechanical aptitude

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Associate Degree in Machining Technology

Journeyman’s Card

State-Approved Apprenticeship Program

Tools

EDM plunge machines

Profile grinding

Heat-treat ovens

Micrometers/Calipers

Job description

TE Connectivity is seeking a Progressive High Speed Stamping Tool & Die Maker III to support stamping production, perform precision work, and drive improvements. You will troubleshoot die setups, changeovers, and fabricate tools using blueprints while training apprentices.

This role emphasizes collaboration with die engineering to improve quality, cost, and productivity on 3rd shift with a robust pay differential.