Tool Maker Sr

Grupo Tigre; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Tigre USA, Inc. in Janesville, WI is seeking a Senior Tool Maker to lead maintenance, repair, and setup of high-precision molds and tooling, including CNC and manual operations.

The role requires ten years of toolmaking experience, expertise with TIG/MIG welding, blueprints, SAP data entry, and mentoring junior staff; travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or foreign equivalent plus 10 years' experience in mechanical tech/toolmaking.
• Experience in toolmaking, tool maintenance, and high-precision tooling.
• Ability to read complex drawings and translate to tooling.
• Experience with SAP for materials allocation.
• Welding with TIG/MIG/Stick and precision machining.

Responsibilities

• Lead regular inspections, preventive maintenance, and repair of tools and molds, ensuring maintenance tasks meet high standards and identifying long-term improvements to reduce downtime.
• Perform complex welding tasks (TIG, MIG, stick) for mold and tool repairs, providing expert solutions and managing challenging repairs.
• Read, interpret, and create complex drawings, blueprints, and schematics, determining machining specs and tolerances for CNC and manual operations.
• Use precision measuring tools to ensure mold component accuracy and tolerances.
• Set up, operate, and optimize manual and CNC milling machines, lathes, and grinders; mentor junior team members.
• Use a wide range of hand tools to achieve high-quality finishes and precision tolerances.
• Lead 5S implementation to keep the workshop organized and efficient.
• Perform quality inspections and uphold safety and quality standards across mold components.
• Lead cross-functional communication and mentor junior/mid-level toolmakers.
• Enter detailed maintenance and production data into SAP, ensuring accurate tool usage and machine performance records.

Skills

Inspect & maintain tools

Welding: TIG/MIG

Read blueprints

CNC milling setup

Precision measurement

5S implementation

Quality control

Team leadership

SAP data entry

Cross-functional comms

Education

High School Diploma or foreign equivalent

Tools

SAP

Job description

NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES OF FILING OF APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT ALIEN LABOR CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 20 C.F.R.

• 656.10(d), you are hereby notified that this notice is being provided as a result of the filing of an application for permanent alien labor certification application for the following job opportunities:

EMPLOYER: Tigre USA, Inc.

POSITION: Tool Maker Sr.

WORK LOCATION: 2315 Beloit Ave, Janesville, Wisconsin 53546

WORK SCHEDULE: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

TOTAL HOURS/WEEK: 40

Responsibilities

• Lead regular inspections, preventive maintenance, and repair of tools and molds, ensuring all maintenance tasks are completed to high standards and identifying long-term improvements to reduce downtime.
• Perform complex welding tasks (TIG, MIG, stick) for mold and tool repairs, providing expert-level repair solutions and managing the most challenging repairs.
• Expertly read, interpret, and create complex technical drawings, blueprints, and schematics, determining machining specifications and tolerances for both CNC and manual operations.
• Expertly use a wide range of precision measuring tools to ensure the accuracy of mold components and tooling, ensuring exact tolerances are met consistently.
• Set up, operate, and optimize both manual and CNC milling machines, lathes, and grinders for high-precision component fabrication. Mentor junior team members on machine setup, operation, and maintenance.
• Utilize a wide range of hand tools for high-precision polishing, blending, deburring, and finishing tasks. Proficient in the use of files, sandpaper, grinders, polishing pads, and other advanced hand tools to achieve superior surface finishes, precise tolerances, and high-quality results.
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of 5S principles, ensuring the workshop is organized and efficient, with all tools and materials properly stored.
• Perform quality inspections and lead efforts to maintain high-quality production standards for all mold components, helping to ensure strict adherence to all safety protocols and quality control standards.
• Lead communication efforts across departments, clearly articulating issues, needs, and solutions with cross-functional teams. Provide leadership and mentoring to junior and medium-level toolmakers.
• Entry of detailed maintenance and production data into the SAP system, ensuring all relevant information about tool usage and machine performance is accurately

Requirements

High School Diploma or its foreign equivalent, and 10 years of relevant experience as a Mechanical Technician or alternate related acceptable occupation.

Work Or Academic Experience Must Have Included

• Ten years of hands-on experience in toolmaking, including advanced design, fabrication, and maintenance of high-precision tools, molds, jigs, and fixtures, with a strong focus on quality and efficiency in a manufacturing or workshop environment.
• Training junior toolmakers, providing expertise, and leading by example to ensure consistent high standards and efficient tool maintenance practices.
• Performing complex tasks, troubleshooting issues, and optimizing processes to ensure precision, tool functionality, and dimensional accuracy using manual machining techniques, including turning, milling, grinding, and polishing.
• Conducting intricate welding tasks, ensuring strong, precise welds on a variety of materials for complex tools and components, using TIG, MIG, and stick welding techniques for tool repair and fabrication.
• Reading and interpreting complex technical drawings, blueprints, and schematics, translating design specifications into high-precision tool configurations.
• Using SAP system to allocate materials used during maintenance procedures.

Position may require up to 10% domestic travel for mold repair support as needed.

Any person may provide documentary evidence bearing on the application to the Certifying Officer of the

Department Of Labor At The Following Address

Certifying Officer

U.S. Department of Labor

Employment and Training Administration

Office of Foreign Labor Certification

200 Constitution Avenue

NW, Room N-5311

Washington, DC 20210.

This notice was posted for at least ten consecutive business days in the internal electronic media of Tigre USA, Inc.