Tool and Die Maker

PrecisionX; Stormville (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PrecisionX in New York manufactures high-speed progressive stamping dies used in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. The Tool and Die Maker will build, set up, and maintain dies operating at 1,000 strokes per minute or more, following drawings and specs to preserve tight tolerances.

Responsibilities include bench and machine operations, surface grinding and precision measurement, and collaboration with QA to meet cosmetic and dimensional standards.

Qualifications

• Completion of Tool and Die Apprenticeship and strong shop math skills.
• 5+ years of experience in modifying and repairing progressive dies.
• Ability to read drawings and specifications, and to improvise tooling.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lay out and perform bench and machine operations to construct, alter or repair progressive stamping dies.
• Troubleshoot issues by reviewing the progression strip under a microscope and documenting findings.
• Set feed/pilot release where applicable and adjust punch press shut height as needed.
• Train others to understand, set up, and run dies.

Skills

Communication

Technical aptitude

Time management

Accountability

Initiative

Safety awareness

Education

Tool and Die Apprenticeship

Tools

Surface grinder

Wire EDM

Job description

Tool and Die Maker to build, set up, and maintain high speed progressive dies in a fast paced, high volume stamping company. The progressive dies are making complex micro-miniature piece parts at 1,000 strokes per minute or more.

Requirements:

Key Responsibilities:

1. First Key Responsibility:
   • Plan, layout and perform all bench and machine operations to construct, alter or repair progressive stamping dies.
   • Work from drawings, written specifications, and verbal directions.
   • Improvise tooling for unusual adaptations.
   • Surface grind tool steel and carbide to .0001"
   • Work patiently to achieve the precision demanded by the fine work
   • Must be able to use precision measuring instruments to check for proper dimensions of the workpieces.
   • Plan your project and workload, work with others as well as tool room foreman to schedule workflow through various departments (i.e. wire edm)
2. Second Key Responsibility:
   • Assess problems and troubleshoot issues by reviewing the progression strip under a microscope
   • Look for wear, misalignment, and sources of issues that affect tolerances or productivity.
   • Be able to visualize and discuss what is happening in the die, even though it is happening too fast to see
   • Troubleshoot based upon information that can be measured or checked
   • Keep careful notes when working on and/or troubleshooting a die
   • Work collaboratively with the Quality Control Department to meet tolerances and cosmetic standards set by Ditron
3. Third Key Responsibility:
   • Set feed and pilot release where applicable
   • Make adjustments to the punch press shut height as applicable
   • Train others to understand, set up, and run your dies

1. Performs other duties as directed.
2. Enter additional non-essential responsibilities

Position Qualifications and Competency Statements:

• Communication - Ability to effectively communicate with others verbally and in writing.
• Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical and specialized information.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize, prioritize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for your actions.
• Initiative - Ability to stay motivated, ambitious and curious without the help of others.
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and responsibly report conditions that affect employee safety.

Skills and Abilities:

• Require successful completion of a Tool and Die Apprenticeship.
• Over five (5) years of experience in altering and repairing complicated progressive dies.
• Understand shop math.
• Required attributes.

This position involves working in a manufacturing environment that is adjacent to the shop work environment. The employee must be aware of potential hazards, including, but not limited to, working in close proximity to moving mechanical parts, operating vehicles, exposure to electrical current, high temperatures, and chemicals. It's important to maintain a high level of alertness and caution while performing tasks in this work environment.