Tool & Die Maker

MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP; Town of Mukwonago (WI); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool in Wisconsin seeks a Tool - Die Maker to work on stamping dies and plastic injection molds. You will apply tool and die making skills to improve existing processes and contribute to new products, collaborating with operations, engineering and process technicians to construct, alter, fit and repair tooling.

Duties include verifying dimensions with calipers and micrometers, studying blueprints, troubleshooting tooling, setting up CNC machines, inspecting tooling for production

Qualifications

• Possess expert level experience in troubleshooting tooling and 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.

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.
• 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.

Skills

Tooling expertise

Blueprint reading

Quality inspection

Preventive maintenance

Process improvement

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

GibbsCAM

NX CAM

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.

Duties 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.

Milwaukee Tool, founded in 1924, is a global leader in delivering innovative solutions to the professional construction trades that increase productivity and safety. Milwaukee® is known for their world-leading M12™, M18™, and MX FUEL™ cordless systems, the ground-breaking performance of their cordless innovations, safety solutions, battery-powered outdoor power equipment, jobsite lighting and clean-up, time-saving accessories, and innovative hand tool and PACKOUT™ Modular Storage Products. The company is dedicated to delivering a steady stream of advanced, trade-specific solutions. Milwaukee Tool is a Brookfield, Wisconsin-based subsidiary of Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (TTI) (HKEx stock code: 669, ADR symbol: TTNDY). For more information on the full line of Milwaukee® products, please call 1-800-SAWDUST or visit Milwaukee Tool.

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