Tool Room

ACEMCO Incorporated; Spring Lake (MI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

ACEMCO Incorporated seeks an experienced press operator and toolmaker to support automotive component production. You will operate and maintain stamping presses, repair and modify dies, and ensure components meet exact tolerances using precision measuring tools.

The ideal candidate has four years of trade-school-backed experience, strong welding know-how, and a commitment to safety and quality in a fast-paced automotive environment.

Qualifications

• Four years’ experience with an approved trade school.
• Excellent attention to detail and safety adherence.
• Experience welding in an automotive manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair stamping dies in-press and in toolroom.

Responsibilities

• Observe and comply with safety, environmental, regulatory, and OSHA requirements.
• Troubleshoot and repair stamping dies both in-press and in the toolroom to support production uptime.
• Spot or polishing details, nesting of parts and high wear surfaces with the use of die grinders.
• Build, repair, and modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tooling using toolroom equipment and hand tools.
• Verify dimensions and tolerances using calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Operate toolroom machinery (mills, lathes, grinders) to manufacture and repair components.
• Communicate tooling issues and status with production and leadership.
• Complete any additional functions directed by supervisor/manager.

Skills

Welding (Automotive)

Attention to detail

Safety compliance

Troubleshooting

Education

Trade school

Tools

Toolroom equipment

Mills/Lathes/Grinders

Measuring instruments

Job description

ACEMCO has a reputation for delivering high-quality, defect-free products engineered to our client’s specifications, delivered on time, in the proper quantities, and at competitive prices. The person in this role will play a critical role in our manufacturing process, operating and maintaining our various presses to produce quality metal components for automotive applications.

• Observe and comply with all safety, environmental, regulatory, and OSHA requirements.
• Troubleshoot and repair stamping dies both in-press and within the toolroom to support production uptime.
• Knowledge of tool steels for repairing, welding (TIG/MIG), and new build.
• Spot or polishing details, nesting of parts and high wear surfaces with the use of die grinders.
• Build, repair, and modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tooling using toolroom equipment and hand tools.
• Verify dimensions, proper alignments and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Operate toolroom machinery (mills, lathes, grinders) to manufacture and repair components.
• Knowledge of blueprints, GD&T, sketches, and models.
• Communicate effectively with production and leadership regarding tooling issues and status
• Completing any additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the supervisor/manager.

Qualifications:

• Four years’ experience with an approved trade school.
• Dependable.
• Experience as a welder in an automotive manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Perform the job safely while adhering to company safety standards.
• In good standing with attendance, performance reviews, etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.