Tool & Die Maker Mukwonago, WI

Techtronic Industries; Town of Mukwonago (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool, a brand of Milwaukee-based Techtronic Industries, is seeking a Tool - Die Maker to support stamping dies and plastic injection molds. The role focuses on using tool and die making skills to improve manufacturing processes, collaborating with operations and engineering teams to build, repair, and optimize tooling.

Responsibilities include setup, inspection, and tryouts of tooling, along with preventive maintenance and documenting repair histories.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Communicate technical status to engineering or operations teams.
• 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 using calipers, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Study blueprints, sketches, and models to repair or fabricate tools and dies.
• Troubleshoot production and prototype tooling.
• Set up and operate conventional or CNC machine shop equipment including lathes, mills, grinders, and wire EDM.
• Inspect tooling for production readiness.
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools.
• Conduct tryouts with completed tools or dies and make necessary adjustments.
• Record work and repair history of tooling in electronic maintenance system.
• Perform preventive maintenance on plastic molds and stamping dies.
• Build and modify spare parts and provide accurate time estimates for repairs.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and work independently to implement projects.

Skills

Troubleshooting tooling

Die repair

Self-directed work

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

Gibbscam

NX CAM

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.