Tool & Die Maker II: Journeyperson

Challenge Mfg. Company; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Challenge Mfg. Company is seeking a Tool and Die Maker to join their Pontiac, MI team on a W Shift. This role involves maintaining and repairing dies, setting up machine tools, and ensuring production efficiency. Ideal candidates have at least 2 years of experience and a background in machining and tooling.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Health Savings Account contributions

Company-paid Short-Term Disability

401k Match

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of verifiable tool and die experience.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Capable of working up to 12 hours a day.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs dies and tooling used in production.
• Studies specifications and layouts for manufacturing parts.
• Sets up and operates machine tools to fabricate and repair dies.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Shop math aptitude

Intermediate machining experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Journeyman or completed apprenticeship

Tools

Mastercam

Solidworks

Job description

Who We Are:Challenge’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.

Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!

Together we own Safety! Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!

Who We Want:

Troubleshoots, maintains and repairs dies, die components, and tooling used in the production process. Analyzes specifications, lays
out metal stock, and sets up and operations machine tools to make and repair dies.

What You’ll Do:

• Studies specifications such as blueprints, sketches, models, or descriptions, and visualizes product to determine materials required and machines to be used to
  fabricate parts.
• Computes dimensions, plans layout, and determines assembly method and sequence of operations.
• Measures, marks, and scribes metal stock for machining.
• Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathes, milling machine, shaper, and grinder, to machine parts, and verifies conformance of machined parts to
  specifications.
• Lifts machined parts and positions and secures parts on surface plate or worktable.
• Smooths flat and contoured surfaces using power grinders and fits and assembles parts together and into assemblies and mechanisms.
• Verifies dimensions, alignments, and clearances.
• Heat treats tools or parts.
• Examines standard or previously used dies, tools, and jigs and fixtures, and recommends design modifications regarding construction and function of part.
• Troubleshoot tooling analysis and resolve problems to obtain quality level of parts.
• Follow all safety precautions and company policies to prevent injury to self and others.

Utilize calipers, micrometers, gauge pins and blocks, various other types of measurement equipment

When and Where:

This will be a W Shift position ( Mon -Thurs, 5:00am - 5:00pm ) located at our Plant in Pontiac, MI

What You Need to Have:

• High school diploma or equivalent (required).
• Journeyman or completed apprenticeship (preferred).
• Must have minimum 2+ years of verifiable tool and die experience or equivalent.
• Mastercam and Solidworks experience (preferred).
• Must have intermediate level of machining and metal working experience.
• Strong mechanical and shop math aptitude (preferred).
• Must be able to understand and follow written and verbal workplace instructions.
• Must be able to work up to 12 hours per day, including Saturday and Sunday. Must be able to obtain a hi-lo license.

What We Offer:We’re excited to offer a range of awesome benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts, company-paid Short-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life and Long-Term Disability options, an Employer 401k Match, ESOP shares, tuition reimbursement, a Referral Bonus Program, Challenge Incentive Program, and paid time off.

Please note, while these benefits are part of what we offer, they may not all apply to this specific role. The details shared in this job description are intended to give you a general idea, but duties and responsibilities may evolve over time, with or without notice. And of course, we’re happy to provide reasonable accommodations to help individuals with disabilities succeed in their role.