Tool & Die Maker

Weiss-Aug - East Hanover, NJ; Hanover Neck (NJ); On-site; USD 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

401(k) with company match

Holiday, Vacation and Sick Time

Tuition Reimbursement

Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Job summary

Weiss-Aug, a leader in precision manufacturing, seeks a skilled Tool & Die Maker at our East Hanover, NJ facility. You will construct, repair, and alter dies, jigs, fixtures, and gauges to tight tolerances, using a variety of machining resources while maintaining QMS standards.

You will implement die fabrication strategies, work with engineers, and ensure quality and efficiency. Candidates should have a four-year apprenticeship and 4+ years of related experience, with strong blueprint reading

Qualifications

• Completion of a three- or four-year apprenticeship program.
• Minimum of four years related experience.
• Ability to use shop mathematics and geometric formulas.
• Work from drawings and operate precision measuring instruments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing complex high-speed progressive dies.
• Build dies from conceptional drawings or layouts.
• Schedule and supervise junior tool makers on projects.
• Diagnose and correct problems in tools and dies.
• Maintain tolerance and ensure stamped parts meet drawings and specs.

Skills

Machining

Geometric tolerancing

Reading blueprints

Precise measurement

Team supervision

Education

Three- to four-year apprenticeship program

Tools

CNC machines

Precision measuring instruments

Job description

Description

Join Weiss-Aug – A Leader in Precision Manufacturing and Innovation

Be part of a company that’s shaping the future of manufacturing where your ideas, skills, and passion matter.

Weiss-Aug, is a leading provider of advanced manufacturing and engineering solutions with advanced facilities across the U.S. and Mexico for over 50 years.

Why Join Us?

At Weiss-Aug we are driven by a commitment to excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. As a recognized leader in the industrial and commercial sectors, specializing in high-volume metal stamping, thermoplastic molding, and value-added assembly solutions for the medical, aerospace & defense, automotive, interconnect, telecommunications and consumer goods industries, we take pride in cultivating a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment.

We’re currently seeking a passionate and skilled Tool & Die Maker to join our team and contribute to our mission of delivering high-quality, engineered solutions to our customers worldwide. In this role you will be responsible for constructing, altering, and repairing a wide variety of tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and gauges to very close tolerance. Develops strategies for fabricating designed dies using most suitable machining resources. Maintains specified tolerance to warrant the proper qualification of the stamped product. Meets all quality and efficiency expectations.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the design of complex high-speed progressive dies.
• Builds dies from conceptional drawings or layouts.
• Schedules and supervises lesser skilled tool makers assigned to their project.
• Diagnoses and corrects problems in complicated tools and dies.
• Understands the uses and applications of all compositions of steels and carbide materials.
• Uses machinery with a high degree of expertise to produce quality components for dies in a time-efficient manner.
• Inspects parts to customer’s blueprints and has working knowledge of S.P.C. and geometric tolerancing.
• Works consistently to .0001 of an inch or less when required.
• Works with production personnel to resolve technical and manufacturing problems.
• Participates in ISO/QS internal and external audits related to the stamping dept.
• Promotes cleanliness and safety policies and procedures throughout the entire company.
• Stays current on new stamping related technologies through trade publications, etc.
• Performs other related duties as required by management.

Requirements

• Requires the completion of a three or four-year apprentice program.
• Minimum of four years related experience.
• Demonstrates the ability to use shop mathematics, handbook of geometric and trigonometric formulas.
• Work from operative sheets, drawings and sketches and use all types of precision measuring instruments.
• Must have thorough knowledge of machine shop practices, principles of mechanics machine shop operations and the working generalities of material.

This position is at our East Hanover, NJ location.

Pay Range: $27.00 per hour - $36.00 per hour plus 15% shift differential

Hours: 2pm to 10:30pm

Other Benefits Include

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401 (k) with company match
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Cigna Wellness Incentive Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short Term Disability
• Group Life and Accidental Insurance
• Sun Life – Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Smoking Cessation Program
• Pet Insurance

US Pay Transparency

base salary for this role will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, experience, and internal consistency.

Weiss-Aug is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.