Tool and Die Maker

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical, Vision and Dental insurance

Short/Long term disability

FSA & HSA Accounts

Paid Vacation

12 Paid Holidays

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East is seeking a hands-on Tool and Die Maker for a well-established Champaign manufacturer. The role focuses on keeping stamping dies running safely through preventive maintenance, precision repairs, and rapid troubleshooting during production breakdowns.

You will read prints, perform TIG/MIG/ARC welding, work with manual mills, lathes, grinders, and assist with die setups.

Qualifications

• Hands-on tool and die experience with stamping dies or related equipment.
• Strong manual machining skills with ability to read technical prints.
• Welding using TIG, MIG, ARC; heat-treating and nitrogen spring experience valuable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair stamping dies and related equipment.
• Respond to production breakdowns and complete repairs quickly.
• Machine precision repair details using manual mills, lathes, grinders, drill presses, and saws.
• Read technical prints and verify work with precision measuring tools.
• Use 2-axis and 3-axis CNC mill functions when needed.
• Perform TIG, MIG, and ARC welding and basic heat-treating.
• Assist die setups and repairs inside presses; operate overhead cranes and forklifts.

Skills

Tooling experience

Manual machining

Welding (TIG/MIG/ARC)

Crane & forklift certifications

Overtime availability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Manual mills

Lathes

Surface grinders

Drill presses

Saws

CNC 2- & 3-axis milling

Job description

Express Employment Professionals is hiring a hands-on Tool and Die Maker for a well-established local manufacturer. This position is responsible for keeping stamping dies running safely and correctly through preventive maintenance, precision repair work, and fast troubleshooting during production breakdowns.

Tool and die experience is strongly preferred. Skilled manual machinists or fabricators with relevant tooling, fixture, mold, die, or one-off repair experience will also be considered.

What You Will Do

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair stamping dies and related support equipment.
• Respond to production breakdowns, identify the cause, and complete repairs that return tooling to safe, reliable operation.
• Machine precision repair details using manual mills, lathes, surface grinders, drill presses, and saws.
• Read technical prints and verify work using precision measuring tools.
• Use basic 2-axis and 3-axis CNC mill functions when needed.
• Perform TIG, MIG, and ARC welding, basic heat-treating processes, and nitrogen spring rebuilding.
• Support die setups for tandem-line and blanking operations and complete repairs inside presses when required.
• Operate overhead cranes and forklifts and help train apprentices through a four-year development program.

What You Will Bring

• Hands-on tool and die experience with a strong understanding of stamping dies and related equipment.
• Strong manual machining skills and the ability to produce accurate repair details from technical prints.
• Welding ability using TIG, MIG, and ARC processes; heat-treating and nitrogen spring experience are valuable.
• The judgment to troubleshoot under pressure when production equipment is down.
• High school diploma or equivalent and your own tool set.
• Crane and forklift certifications or the ability to obtain them.
• Availability for third shift and mandatory overtime, including weekends when needed.

Work Environment

This is a non-climate-controlled manufacturing environment with moving equipment, noise, fumes, airborne particles, humidity, and occasional exposure to chemicals or vibration. The work requires standing, walking, reaching above and below shoulder level, and working in tight or uncomfortable positions during in-press repairs. Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds is required, although most lifting is under 10 pounds.

Pay and Benefits

• Direct Hire Opportunity!
• 401(k)- With company match
• Medical, Vision and Dental insurance
• Short Term and Long- term disability, FSA & HSA Accounts
• Paid Vacation
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Referral bonuses and support from a local team that specializes in skilled trades placements.