Tooling Technician

AAA-USA Inc; New Bern (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Overtime opportunities

Relocation assistance available

Medical, dental & vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

AAA USA Inc in North Carolina is seeking a Tooling Technician with 3+ years in aerospace tooling or precision machining. You will install, repair, maintain, align, and modify tooling, jigs, molds, fixtures, and industrial equipment.

Must be willing to travel or relocate temporarily to Kinston, NC. You will dismantle and move machinery, set up tools, perform routine maintenance, and support reliability programs with root-cause analysis.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of aerospace tooling or precision machining experience.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to safely move and position heavy tooling and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Dismantles, moves, assembles, installs, and repairs industrial machinery and equipment according to plans or instructions.
• Dismantles equipment and uses hand tools to repair.
• Moves machinery and equipment using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
• Assembles and installs equipment such as conveyors and tram rails with hand and power tools.
• Constructs foundations; aligns machines; performs scheduled inspection and maintenance.
• Sets up and operates machine tools to rework or make parts.
• Performs root/cause analysis and supports reliability processes with vendors and engineering.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Must be willing to travel/temporarily relocate to Kinston, NC.

Why Aerospace Professionals Choose AAA USA:

• Competitive Pay.
• Overtime Opportunities.
• Long-Term Aerospace Programs.
• Multiple U.S. Locations.
• Relocation Assistance Available.
• Referral Programs.
• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits.
• 401(k) with Company Match.
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays.

The Tooling Technician is responsible for the installation, repair, maintenance, alignment, and modification of precision tooling, jigs, molds, fixtures, and industrial equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Dismantles, moves, assembles, installs, and repairs industrial machinery and equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, drawings, or verbal instructions.
• Dismantles equipment and machines using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
• Moves machinery and equipment using hoist, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
• Assembles and installs equipment such as conveyors and tram rails using hand and power tools.
• Constructs foundations; aligns machines; performs scheduled inspection and maintenance.
• Sets up and operates machine tools and fabrication machinery to rework or make new parts.
• Perform root/cause analysis in support reliability processes, and collaborate with vendors, engineering, team leader, customer, other crafts and management to solve equipment problems and develop corrective action.
• Rework and maintain tools of all types and materials.
• Perform routine minor machine maintenance as part of their daily work duties (e.g. replacing machine filters, changing standard light bulbs on machines and equipment, maintaining lubrication/coolant levels etc., as related to basic tool preventative maintenance duties).
• Repairing and building lay-up tools

Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED.
• 3+ years of aerospace tooling or precision machining experience.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to safely move and position heavy tooling and equipment.