Toolmaker Tier I

Dana Canada Corp.; Pottstown (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Montgomery County, Pottstown is seeking a Toolmaker responsible for repairing and optimizing production tooling to meet safety and quality goals. The ideal candidate must hold a Journeyman classification or equivalent experience and will verify dimensions, confirm die performance, and resolve assembly issues. The position involves dynamically engaging in production activities, following safety protocols, and ensuring the quality of the finished product.

Qualifications

• Must hold or be able to obtain a Journeyman classification in the trade as Toolmaker.
• Have served a bona fide apprenticeship or have eight years of practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Repairs and optimizes production tooling while attaining safety, quality, and production goals.
• Verifies dimensions, clearances, and alignment of parts and components.
• Confirms performance of die by making adjustments as necessary.
• Resolves assembly problems to meet specifications.
• Perform die repair, inspection, and troubleshooting to ensure defect-free products.
• Answer production calls and make repairs as needed.
• Disassembles tooling to be repaired or sharpened.
• Sharpens die sections and punches.
• Follow safety procedures and use PPE as indicated.
• Safely operate overhead cranes for transporting dies.

Education

Journeyman classification in Toolmaking or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Repairs and optimizes production tooling while attaining safety, quality, and production goals.
• Verifies dimensions, clearances, and alignment of parts and components with micrometers, thickness gauges, gauge blocks, dial indicators, etc.
• Confirms performance of die by installing die; inspecting operation of die; making adjustments; comparing finished product to specifications.
• Resolves assembly problems by altering assembly to meet specifications; notifying supervisor to obtain additional resources.
• Perform die repair, inspection, troubleshooting, and tooling machinery operation to ensure company and customer of a defect free product.
• Answer production calls and make repairs as needed.
• Disassembles tooling to be repaired or sharpened.
• Sharpens die sections and punches.
• Follow safety procedures and use PPE as indicated.
• Safe operation of overhead cranes is required to transport dies from one location to another.

Education and Qualifications

• Must hold or be able to obtain a Journeyman classification in the trade as Toolmaker OR have served a bona fide apprenticeship under standards acceptable to the UAW and has a certificate to substantiate such services OR have eight years of practical experience and can prove same with proper affidavits or work records.