Tooling Technician-Stainless - Stainless Tube Division

Webco Industries, Inc.; Mannford (OK); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Webco Industries, Inc. is hiring a Tool and Die Specialist at the Oklahoma facility. The role involves fabricating tooling, performing precision machining, and conducting strict quality checks to maintain tight tolerances on tooling for Weld Mill equipment.

Applicants must meet high school education criteria with technical machining training, read blueprints, and communicate effectively with supervisors. The job includes long shifts and safety sensitivity considerations in a manufacturing

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent with technical college or machining coursework.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and prints.
• Strong mathematical skills including decimals and fractions.
• Knowledge of machining operations and tool and die making.
• Good written and verbal communication with supervisors and coworkers.

Responsibilities

• Perform safety and operational checks on equipment at shift start.
• Fabricate, machine, and construct tooling per specifications and SOPs.
• Maintain close tolerances and inspect tooling using micrometers and calipers.
• Load items onto roll holders and transport to the tooling area.
• Coordinate tooling rework with production demands and vendors.
• Update tooling setup sheets and support changeovers.

Skills

Reading blueprints

Machining operations

Mathematics skills

Tolerance maintenance

Effective communication

Stress management

Education

High school diploma

Technical machining training

Tools

Micrometers

Calipers

Tape measures

Precision grinder

Job description

JOB TITLE: TOOL AND DIE SPECIALIST

Reports to: TOOL AND DIE MANAGER

Location: STAINLESS

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

Webco is an equal opportunity employer.

Position Responsibilities

Upon arrival to work, checks in with current shift on duty to receive vital exchange of information from personnel who are preparing to leave work. Performs daily safety and operational checks on equipment; including checking oil levels, grinding wheels integrity, belt tightness, polishing compound, and sand paper availability. According to specifications and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) fabricates, machines, and constructs components, parts, and other tooling for use within the production facility. Performance of duties requires the Technician to perform highly accurate work in order to maintain extremely close tolerances on tooling. Items produced may have unusual or non-standard shapes. Throughout work shift, Technician operates sophisticated equipment, instrumentation and precision measuring tools. Applies complex mathematical formulas and standard tool engineering data to develop tool configuration. Technician will load items onto a roll holder and transport the holder to the roll staging area and then use a two motor to deliver tooling to tooling area. Wearing gloves and using a degreaser and wire scrub brush, technician will clean all items. This motion can consist of twisting, turning, pushing and lifting of hands and arms. After cleaning, Technician will use a micrometer (measuring instrument) to check tooling for worn down areas. When rolls and other items become worn, technician must machine in a manual grinder to repair them or arrange for outside vendor rework. Throughout work shift, Technician is required to be proficient in the use of a variety of measuring instruments, including Micrometers, Calipers, and Tape Measures in order to take dimensional measurements such as root diameter of rolls, Outside Diameter (OD), Inside Diameter (ID), wall thickness. Technician is primarily responsible for maintnaing quality tooling for Weld Mill machinery in a safe and timely manner. May produce tooling for other areas of manufacturing facility or for special jobs. Responsible for maintaining accurate inventory of roll tooling. This includes performing numerical counts and documentation of results (tooling condition, location, number, etc). During assigned work shift, applies skills and knowledge in machining operation, mathematics and blue print reading to assigned tasks. Technician will utilize a polisher to hold the ID and OD tolerance of tooling and to improve and maintain surface finish on tooling. Performs multiple tasks, within a fast paced team work environment, in order to provide tooling required in the production of carbon steel tubing manufactured to close tolerances on Weld Mill equipment. Technician is required to use their skill and knowledge to work and solve problems independently. Regularly communicates with production workers, as well as supervisors, to determine tooling needs and specifications or to evaluate and troubleshoot a problem. Troubleshoots mill setup problems that are impacted by tooling and document solutions. Maintains up-to-date tooling set-up sheets. Strives to meet production deadlines and/or emergencies in order to achieve company production goals. On a daily basis, reviews SAP mill rolling schedule; interfaces with Production Planning staff members and plans changeovers. Updates rolling schedule in computer. Coordinates the scheduling of tooling rework with production demands. Communicates with tooling rework vendors re: rework needs. Assembles ID rods as needed. Assemble weld boxes and shim packages.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Maintains up-to-date tooling set-up sheets. Rebuild ID cutter heads. Inspect rolls, clamps, work coils, punch cut blades, knicker blade holders. Prepares phenolic blocks, clamps, work coils and straightener blocks for roll change. Fills out inspection form after roll inspection. Perform roll change without supervision or instruction. Change rolls in MSMS box, adjust box and troubleshoot use. Trouble shoot roll performance at mills.

Safety Sensitive Position

Webco has determined this position involves safety-sensitive job duties and will be considered a safety-sensitive position for purpose of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act (“The Unity Bill.”) effective August 29th, 2019.

Required Education and Skills

High school education or equivalent is required, supplemented with technical college, vocational training, or coursework in machining or tool & die making. Ability to deal with stress and get along with co-workers and supervisors.

• Ability to read and speak English is preferred.

Mathematical skills equivalent to high school level including the ability to do decimals, fractions and averages required. Knowledge of and skilled in a variety of machining operations, mathematics and blueprint reading. Must be able to communicate, both in written and verbal form, effectively with supervisors and coworkers. Regular attendance at work and punctuality are essential job functions.

Typical Physical Demands

Must be able to work a minimum of 12 hours per day on a regular basis. May require additional hours of work, as required. Requires full range of body motion to include: lifting, bending, twisting, kneeling, pushing, pulling, stooping, and squatting. Position requires frequent walking and/or standing on concrete floor while wearing steel-toed shoes. May walk up to two (2) miles per shift while performing essential duties. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. May require unassisted lifting of a variety of objects from various positions, which range in weight from 5 to 50 pounds with an average weight of 34-37 pounds. Utilizes a variety of hand positions such as turning and twisting. Since the manufacturing plant operates around-the-clock, may often work late shifts and may be called at any hour to deal with emergencies. This could mean going to the plant to resolve the problem, regardless of the hour, and staying until the situation is under control. Dealing with production workers as well as supervisors when working under the pressure of production deadlines or emergency situations can be stressful.

Typical Working Conditions

Manufacturing area of the facility. The manufacturing environment has regular exposure to loud and prolonged noise. Regular exposure to hot temperatures of 95º F to 110º F in the summer due to the combination of the actual outside temperature and heat from the processes inside the facility. Employees are also exposed to cold temperatures, which is dependent on the actual outside temperature. While in the manufacturing area, employees are required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to include noise/hearing protection, safety glasses with side shields and steel toed work shoes.

Our Work Experience

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to success, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it’s our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hardworking, curious, trustworthy, humble and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in our area.