Tool and Die Maker Apprentice

Shift: 1st (6:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.)

Job Specific Role Expectations

• Maintain dies and tooling to print specifications as required.
• Sharpen and shim dies to die specifications
• Heat treat all cutting tools to print specification
• Perform machining duties as specified. Train/Mentor other associates in machining practices as required.
• Perform preventative maintenance on dies to schedule (TRT)
• Properly lace or start a strip in accordance with standard procedure.
• Perform first and last piece evaluations in accordance with SOPs.
• Read strips accurately and create TRT when applicable.
• Repair and maintain dies, components and fixtures using tool & die techniques and tools as required to support production
• Evaluate and support press set-ups [inserting or installing die sets, accessories, safety equipment, welding fixtures, tapping fixtures, etc.]
• Design, build, and/or refurbish dies and gages as required.
• Analyze broken or ineffective dies, determine the root cause, and develop and implement corrective action.
• Test, try out and develop new dies or upgrades as required.
• Build tool & die components, jigs, fixtures, and gages to print specifications.
• Evaluate tools for potential upgrades to reduce maintenance costs and improve production efficiency.

Experience and Education Required:

High school diploma or GED

Achieve average scores on competency assessments

• Bennett Mechanical
• Guilford-Zimmerman General Reasoning
• Verbal Comprehension
• Machine Shop Math

(Required (R) or Desired/Preferred (D)

(R) Read, Write and Speak English

(R) Experience with Microsoft Office Products

(R) Strong interpersonal skills

(R) Attention to detail

Job Specific Competencies:

• Basic Quality Control
• Housekeeping - 5's practices
• Authorized Lock-out/Tag-out
• Identification of Visual Defects
• Shop Packet Document Interpretation
• Punch Clock
• Work Order Reporting
• Dimensional Measuring and Gauging
• Inspection Activities: Rework / Non-Standard Operations
• New Standard Values
• Continuous Improvement attitude
• Teamwork
• Saws
• Drill Presses
• Mills
• Heat Treat
• Benchwork/Lay-out
• Surface Grinders
• Lathe
• Wire EDM
• Tool Drawing Processing
• Fundamentals of Die Build
• Dimensional Measurements in Flat Rolled Metals
• MIG/TIG Welding
• Solidworks
• Blueprint Reading