Tool And Die Maker

Toyota Boshoku America; Jackson (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

Incentives and bonuses

Job summary

Toyota Boshoku America in Jackson, TN is seeking a skilled Tooling Machinist to support manufacturing processes by minimizing downtime and increasing productivity. The role involves operating CNC machines and maintaining tooling equipment, ensuring adherence to the Toyota Production System.

The ideal candidate should have a high school diploma, certification in machining, and 2-5 years of relevant experience, especially in tooling and CAD/CNC programming. Various benefits including medical, dental, and paid time off are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years machining experience and 2 years CAD/CNC programming.
• Experience in tooling and die repair is a strong advantage.
• Ability to read technical drawings and use measuring tools.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing areas to minimize downtime and improve productivity.
• Operate CNC machines and maintain tooling equipment.
• Work with the engineering department to enhance processes.

Skills

CNC programming

Machine shop

Tooling experience

Problem solving skills

Flexibility

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Machinist 1 certificate/diploma

Tool and Die certificate/diploma

Tools

MasterCam

Solid Works

AutoCAD

Job description

Essential Job Responsibilities

I. General Summary: Support the manufacturing areas with plant focus on minimizing downtime, increasing productivity and maintain the overall Toyota Production System as well as company policies/procedures. Program/ set up/ operate CNC machines to improve dies, fixtures, weld cells and equipment preventative maintenance.

Essential Job Functions

• Support tool room activities on all production equipment, facilities.
• Make components for the repairs and improvements on stamping dies, fixtures, weld cells, swage machines.
• Set up, program, & run CNC and manual machines in the tool room to produce the needed components.
• Use MasterCam, Solid Works, AutoCAD daily to draw, modify, and program the needed components.
• Machine uptime/downtime management.
• Heat treat new details to the required specs on the new details.
• Troubleshoot parts when issues occur.
• Maintain work area and equipment in a clean orderly condition.
• Document completion of all required processes in Asset Essentials system.
• Working with tooling die repair tech to ensure new details are installed properly.
• Reading technical drawings / blueprints.
• Using measuring tools and gauges.
• Work with the Engineering department to improve processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Machinist 1 certificate/diploma or equivalent required.
• Tool and Die certificate/diploma or equivalent experience preferred.

Experience

• 2-5 years tooling, machining experience required.
• 2-5 years experience with CAD, CNC programming required.
• Experience drawing & programming with MasterCam preferred.
• CNC, machine shop, and Kaizen experience preferred.
• Stamping die repair experience a plus.
• Welding and fabrication a plus.
• Experience using an overhead crane a plus.

Personal/Technical Skills

• Self-starter with strong work ethic.
• Good problem solving and analytical skills.
• Flexibility in a changing working environment.
• Mandatory overtime flexibility.

Language Skills

• Both written and verbal.

Computer/Software

• Basic Microsoft Office applications.
• MasterCam, Solid Works, AutoCAD or other programming software.

Work Environment/Conditions

Plant: Automotive manufacturing plant

Travel: 0‑10%

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is required to talk, see, and hear. The team member must be capable of walking, sitting, and standing and is occasionally required to lift up to 30 pounds.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: This job description is intended to identify the general nature and level of work performed by team members within this classification, as well as certain essential job functions. It is not intended, and should not be interpreted, as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of team members assigned to this job. To qualify for this job, however, a team member must be able to perform its essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Under no circumstances may this job description be construed as altering the at‑will nature of the employment relationship between TBA and any team member.

EEOC

Equal Opportunity Employer

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Eligibility for certain incentives and bonuses (e.g. Production Hourly KPI Achievement Quarterly Incentive or Salaried/Office Hourly KPI Annual KPI Achievement Bonus)
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Optional tax‑advantaged accounts, such as Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (DCFSA)
• Additional elective benefits are available
• Equal Opportunity Employer