Tool Maker - 2nd Shift

Amsted Automotive; Belleville (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Amsted Automotive is seeking an experienced Tool Maker to join their team. The role involves fabricating tools, ensuring quality through inspections, and collaborating effectively in a team environment. The company values employee contributions and offers growth opportunities.

Benefits

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Incentive Bonus

Prescription Drug Plan

401K

Paid Vacation & Holidays

Short-Term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Health and Wellness Reimbursement

Employee Recognition

Discount Programs

Qualifications

• Experience as a Tool Maker.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Study blueprints and specifications to fabricate tools.
• Set up and operate CNC tools and machines.
• Inspect finished dies for defects.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Leadership

Communication

Education

High School

Job description

8707 Samuel Barton Dr
Belleville, MI 48111, USA

Description

ABOUT US

Amsted Automotive, Cold Form & Finishing, business unit is seeking an experienced Tool Maker. Amsted Automotive is a growing company that embraces the employee experience through driving a positive culture, respecting and implementing your ideas and providing opportunities for career growth. As an employee-owned company, you will share in the overall financial success of the business.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Study blueprints, sketches, models or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies
• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers and dial indicators
• Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes and tolerances of assemblies based on specifications
• Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically machined tools such as CNC Lates, CNC Grinder, Mill, EDM, Hole Poper, Blancher grinder, ID/OD Grinder, surface grinder or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes
• File, grind, shim and adjust different parts to properly fit them together
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair or modify dies, jigs, gauges and tools using machine tools and hand tools
• Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as needed
• Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity and defects
• Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools using scrapers, abrasive stones, files or power grinders
• Lift, positions and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables using hoists, vises, v-blocks or angle plates
• Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloy based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance
• Set up and operate drill presses

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Experience as a Tool Maker
• Proven ability to work well in a team environment
• Possess strong motivational and leadership skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Basic computer skills, including P.C knowledge and current technology software familiarity
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills and be able to communicate with staff well

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Incentive Bonus
• Prescription Drug Plan
• 401K
• Paid Vacation & Holidays
• Short-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health and Wellness Reimbursement
• Employee Recognition
• Discount Programs

WHAT ELSE YOU’LL NEED TO KNOW

• Ability to regularly stand or work for long periods of time
• Ability to regularly lift/or move up to ten (10) pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds, and occasionally lift to fifty (50) pounds
• While performing the job, the employee is regularly exposed to vibration, repetitive motion, bending, lifting, twisting, crouching, reaching, pushing and/or pulling
• Ability to endure heat

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

High School or better.

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