Tooling Maintenance Technician - Boost Uptime

TANGENT Technologies, LLC.; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Tangent Technologies, LLC. is seeking a Tooling Technician to support safe, reliable production by preparing, maintaining, repairing, and staging tooling for extrusion lines.

You will work with Production and Maintenance to minimize downtime, optimize tooling rotation, and address basic mechanical, electrical, and tooling issues in a hands-on role. Strong organization and safety focus are essential.

Qualifications

• Must be legally entitled to work in the US.
• High school diploma or GED is required.
• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with tooling, industrial maintenance, extrusion, fabrication, or basic machining preferred.

Responsibilities

• Organize and stage tooling for scheduled production runs and changeovers to maximize machine uptime and tooling rotation.
• Maintain clean, labeled, and accurate storage locations for dies, sizers, mixers, and related tooling; return items promptly to assigned inventory locations.
• Disassemble, clean, inspect, and reassemble tooling in preparation for production, repair, or storage.
• Perform light tooling maintenance and minor mechanical repairs, including cleaning, lubrication, hardware replacement, adjustment, and correction of minor wear when appropriate.
• Perform basic machining and fabrication tasks for minor tooling repairs or modifications, including measuring, drilling, tapping, deburring, grinding, and simple cutting or fitting using approved shop equipment.
• Perform basic electrical troubleshooting on tooling and auxiliary equipment, such as visual inspection of wiring and connections, and basic multimeter checks.
• Create maintenance requests and stage tooling for repair when work exceeds the technician's capability or authorization.
• Track tooling conditions, location, repair status, and readiness; communicate shortages, damage, or repair needs before they impact production.
• Maintain tooling and work areas to established housekeeping and 5S expectations.
• Safely operate a forklift to move and stage tooling and materials as required.
• Follow all safety procedures, including applicable lockout/tagout, PPE, and machine-guarding requirements, and support plant safety projects.

Skills

Reading part numbers

Measurement & inspection

Mechanical aptitude

Basic machining

Electrical troubleshooting

Inventory control

Communication

Bilingual English/Spanish

Driver's license

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Calipers

Micrometer

Tape measure

Radius gauge

Temperature gun

Basic shop tools

Forklift operation

Job description

Tangent Technologies, LLC. is seeking a Tooling Technician to support safe, reliable production by preparing, maintaining, repairing, and staging tooling for extrusion lines.

You will work with Production and Maintenance to minimize downtime, optimize tooling rotation, and address basic mechanical, electrical, and tooling issues in a hands-on role. Strong organization and safety focus are essential.