Tool & Die Maker

Milwaukee Tool; Town of Mukwonago (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool seeks a skilled Tool - Die Maker to work on stamping dies and plastic injection molds. You will repair, alter, and fabricate tooling, interact with operations, engineering, and technicians to improve processes, and contribute to new product tooling installations.

The role requires journeyman experience in stamping and injection molding dies, along with CAE/CAM tool exposure. Strong diagnostic and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Expert level troubleshooting tooling.
• 5 years’ experience with stamping and Injection Molding die repair.
• Aluminum stamping and machining experience a plus.
• Ability to communicate technical status to engineering or operations.
• SolidWorks or NX experience a plus; CAM software exposure helpful.

Responsibilities

• Verify dimensions and clearances using calipers, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Study blueprints to repair or fabricate tools and dies.
• Troubleshoot production and prototype tooling.
• Set up and operate CNC machines, lathes, mills, grinders, and wire EDM.
• Inspect tooling for production readiness and document repairs.

Skills

Troubleshooting tooling

Measurement & inspection

Blueprint reading

Engineering status communication

Self-directed work

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

Gibbscam CAM

NX CAM

CNC machinery

Wire EDM

Job description

Job Description:

At Milwaukee Tool (Milwaukee), we strive for operational excellence to deliver best-in-class products that exceed the needs of our end users. We achieve this by cultivating a culture to hire, reward, mentor and grow ‘Exceptional People.’

As a Tool - Die Maker, you would work on both stamping dies and plastic injection molds. The primary duty is to utilize tool and die making skills to contribute to manufacturing improvements in both existing manufacturing processes and new products. This position will interact with operations, engineering and process technicians to construct, alter, fit and repair tooling from both the stamping and plastic molding processes.

D uties and Responsibilities

• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Study blueprints, sketches, and models to repair or fabricate tools and dies
• Ability to troubleshoot production and prototype tooling
• Have journeymen experience in stamping and forming, as well as Injection Mold Tooling
• Set up and operate conventional or CNC machine shop equipment such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders, and wire EDM
• Inspect tooling for production readiness
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
• Conduct tryouts with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
• Record work and repair history of tooling in electronic maintenance system
• Perform and develop effective preventive maintenance systems of plastic molds and stamping dies
• Build and modify spare parts as needed and give accurate time estimates of repairs
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and work in a self-directed manner to implement projects and optimize production processes

Education and Experience Requirements

• Possess expert level experience in troubleshooting tooling
• 5 years’ experience with stamping and Injection Molding die repair, engineering changes and new builds
• Experience with aluminum stamping and machining a plus
• Must be able to communicate technical status to engineering or operations team.
• Experience with Solidworks or NX a plus
• Experience with Gibbscam CAM or NX CAM a plus

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.