Tool & Die Technician

Ace Metal Works; Folcroft (Delaware County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Ace Metal Works in Folcroft, PA, is seeking an experienced Tool & Die Technician to maintain, repair, and continuously improve stamping tooling. You will troubleshoot dies, perform preventive maintenance, and help minimize downtime across the press department.

You will build a digital tooling library, document repair procedures, and collaborate with engineering and production to raise reliability and productivity while reducing setup time and scrap.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Tool & Die experience in a stamping or metal forming environment.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Experience repairing progressive and compound dies.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and blueprints.
• Experience with precision measuring equipment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair progressive, compound, and secondary dies.
• Diagnose tooling-related production issues.
• Perform preventive maintenance on production tooling.
• Rework tooling to improve quality and productivity.
• Fabricate replacement tooling components when required.
• Assist with die setup and startup during production runs.
• Develop preventive maintenance schedules for all production tooling.
• Build and maintain a complete tooling library.
• Create and maintain tooling documentation and repair procedures.
• Support the digitization of existing tooling into CAD drawings and electronic records.

Skills

Tool & Die experience

Troubleshooting

Reading blueprints

Mechanical aptitude

Problem-solving

Tools

CAD software

CNC machining

Surface grinder

Lathe

Mill

Job description

Compensation: $75,000 - $100,000 (Based on Experience)

Help Protect the Heart of Our Manufacturing Operation

American Wire Works and Ace Metal Works are growing manufacturers of custom wire products, fabricated metal products, and material handling solutions serving industrial customers throughout North America.

We're seeking an experienced Tool & Die Technician to become the technical expert responsible for maintaining, repairing, and continuously improving the tooling that powers our stamping operation.

This is more than a traditional tool room position.

You'll play a critical role in minimizing downtime, extending tool life, documenting tribal knowledge, and helping build a world-class manufacturing operation.

Position Summary

The Tool & Die Technician is responsible for maintaining the reliability and performance of all production tooling used within our press department.

This individual will troubleshoot tooling problems, perform preventive maintenance, repair dies, and work closely with production to minimize downtime.

In addition, this role will lead the effort to document, organize, and digitize our tooling assets, creating a permanent knowledge base that supports future growth.

Primary Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair progressive, compound, and secondary dies
• Diagnose tooling-related production issues
• Perform preventive maintenance on production tooling
• Rework tooling to improve quality and productivity
• Fabricate replacement tooling components when required
• Assist with die setup and startup during production runs
• Recommend tooling improvements that increase reliability and reduce downtime

Tooling Reliability

• Develop preventive maintenance schedules for all production tooling
• Track tooling maintenance history
• Monitor tool wear and identify recurring issues
• Recommend spare tooling components and critical inventory
• Work closely with production to minimize equipment downtime

Tooling Documentation & Knowledge Management

• Build and maintain a complete tooling library
• Create and maintain tooling documentation and repair procedures
• Support the digitization of existing tooling into CAD drawings and electronic records
• Work with engineering students and interns to document legacy tooling
• Capture best practices and standard repair procedures
• Ensure tooling knowledge becomes company knowledge rather than individual knowledge
• Improve tooling performance and life expectancy
• Reduce setup time
• Reduce scrap associated with tooling
• Participate in root cause analysis of tooling failures
• Support manufacturing process improvements
• Work closely with the Press Shop Supervisor
• Coordinate with outside tooling vendors when needed
• Collaborate with Quality on tooling-related quality issues
• Mentor operators on proper tooling handling and maintenance

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years of Tool & Die experience in a stamping or metal forming environment
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Experience repairing progressive and compound dies
• Ability to read engineering drawings and blueprints
• Experience with precision measuring equipment
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Excellent problem-solving skills

Preferred

• Wire forming or metal fabrication experience
• CNC machining experience
• Surface grinder, mill, and lathe experience
• Welding and fabrication skills
• CAD experience
• Experience implementing preventive maintenance systems

Success Measures

You'll be successful when you:

• Reduce tooling-related downtime
• Increase tooling reliability
• Reduce emergency tooling repairs
• Build a complete digital tooling library
• Successfully transfer tooling knowledge into documented systems
• Improve press uptime and productivity
• Competitive salary based on experience
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Stable, growing manufacturing environment
• Opportunity to make a lasting impact on the business

Why Join Us?

This role offers the opportunity to become one of the most important technical leaders in our manufacturing operation.

You'll work directly with company leadership to improve equipment reliability, modernize our tooling systems, and help build a scalable manufacturing business where technical knowledge is documented, shared, and continuously improved.

If you're passionate about solving technical problems, improving manufacturing processes, and taking ownership of tooling excellence, we'd love to hear from you.