Tool Maker Signicast is the industry's leading investment casting manufacturer. Through the hard work and dedication of our employees, we satisfy our customer's needs by safely delivering a quality product on-time, at a competitive price. Working at Signicast means becoming part of a world-class company. With industry-leading Total Rewards package and the potential to grow your career with us. Signicast doesn't just invest in you— we help you invest in a future! The Tool Maker is responsible for mold, tool, and fixture build using all tool room equipment and providing technical support. This will include mold design input, scheduling, and troubleshooting.
Openings:
12-hour shifts on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule, or M-F 8-hour shiftsSIGN-ON BONUS UP TO $2,500!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- The below list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principal and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position
- Repair molds, tooling, and fixtures
- Performs complex tool-making procedures requiring fitting and assembling parts, and adjusting to meet requirements
- Set up and operate conventional, special-purpose machines to fabricate tooling components, and fit and assemble these components into production tooling and fixtures
- Set up and operate automatic and manual machining equipment for the manufacturing and repair of injection molds
- Perform preventive maintenance on all molds/dies
- Build jigs and fixtures as needed
- Design and build gauges to check the accuracy of parts
- Resolve mold / die performance issues
- Manufacture new molds/dies to meet production demand for existing and new products
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of Electrical discharge machining
- Knowledge of speeds and feeds for carbide cutters used in machining tool steels
- The ability to program conversational and tool path programs in multiple formats
- Experience with multi-axis, 5-axis simultaneous is a plus
- Print and GD&T knowledge
- Ability to hold close tolerance to +/-.0001 Project management experience
- Ability to complete all tasks in a safe manner
- Work Environment/Physical Demands
- Frequently required to stand, walk, talk, hear
- Use hands to work tools, controls, etc.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Education and Experience:
3 years of experience as a Tool Maker, preferably in a wax or plastics injection mold manufacturing environment Two-year associate degree in machine tool technology is preferred but not required
Benefits:
Our Total Rewards program offers world class benefits for this full-time position:
- Medical Insurance-PPO & HDHP HSA within 61 days of your start date
- Dental & Vision insurance
- Wellness Program
- Life Insurance
- Short-term & Long Term disability
- Paid vacations plus 10 paid Holidays
- Quarterly Performance Bonus 401k Matching up to 5.5%Tuition Reimbursement
- On-site Fitness center (Hartford & Brown Deer Only)
- On-site Chiropractor (Hartford Only)
Signicast offers a breadth of opportunities from career development planning to help our employees grow into their next position through individualized planning and training to in-depth leadership development for our next generation of leaders. Signicast is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
