Tool And Die Maintenance Specialist
Shift: Mon-Fri 7am-3pmPay- $25/hrPrimary Responsibilities:
SafetyAdhere to all safety procedures when handling, installing, transporting, and maintaining heavy dies and tooling. Properly use required personal protective equipment, lifting devices, and lockout/tagout procedures. Comply with company policies, OSHA requirements, and applicable industry standards. Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area through effective housekeeping and hazard-prevention practices. Promptly communicate unsafe conditions, damaged equipment, or potential hazards to the appropriate supervisor.
Tool & Die Maintenance:
Perform preventive maintenance on tooling, including cleaning, polishing, sharpening, and adjustments to maximize performance and extend service life.
Disassemble, repair, refurbish, and reassemble worn or damaged tools and dies using appropriate hand tools, including scrapers, wire brushes, brass bars, mallets, and Allen wrenches.
Reassemble dies by replacing bolts, stoning plates, and verifying proper fit, alignment, and function.
Operate specialized equipment, including polishing tools, ultrasonic cleaning tanks, and extrude hone machines, to achieve required surface and performance standards.
Troubleshoot tooling concerns and work with the tooling team to restore functionality to damaged or underperforming dies.
Provide training and guidance to operators regarding the proper care, handling, and storage of extrusion dies.
Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor or management.
Documentation & Inventory Control:
Maintain accurate records of tooling inventory, condition assessments, preventive maintenance, repairs, and maintenance history.
Monitor tool usage and condition to proactively identify repair, refurbishment, or replacement needs.
Clean, visually inspect, and log incoming tooling from the production floor into the preventive maintenance system.
Document best practices and recommend improvements to tooling maintenance, storage, inspection, and repair processes.
Ensure tooling documentation is complete, current, and readily available to appropriate departments.
Quality:
Inspect and measure extrusion dies for wear, accuracy, alignment, and surface condition using precision instruments, including micrometers, gauges, and coordinate measuring machine equipment.
Verify that tooling consistently produces extruded products within required tolerances and quality specifications.
Partner with Quality Control and Production to analyze tooling-related performance and identify improvement opportunities.
Identify conditions that may affect product quality, die performance, or production efficiency and communicate findings to the appropriate personnel.
Confirm repaired or refurbished tooling meets established fit, function, surface, and performance requirements before returning it to service.
Continuous Improvement & Team Support:
Support continuous improvement initiatives involving tooling reliability, preventive maintenance, repair quality, and service life.
Collaborate with Production, Quality Control, and the tooling team to investigate recurring tooling concerns and recommend corrective actions.
Share technical knowledge and best practices with operators and team members.
Assist in developing or updating Standard Work Instructions and tooling-maintenance documentation as assigned.
Additional Responsibilities:- Assist with tooling trials, performance evaluations, and troubleshooting activities as needed.
- Support inventory reviews and organization of tooling, replacement components, and maintenance supplies.
- Provide backup support for related tooling and maintenance activities based on business needs.
- Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
- Demonstrated experience in tool and die maintenance, machining, or a related technical field.
- Proficiency with hand tools, precision measurement instruments, and polishing or cleaning machinery.
- Strong mechanical aptitude with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to inspect, diagnose, repair, and reassemble mechanical tooling components.
- Ability to read and follow maintenance instructions, safety procedures, technical documentation, and measurement requirements.
- Knowledge of extrusion processes preferred.
- Ability to maintain accurate electronic or written maintenance and inventory records.
- Strong communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and follow-through skills.
- Strong commitment to safety, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Working Conditions:
Work is performed primarily in an active manufacturing and tooling environment.
Requires regular standing, walking, bending, reaching, and use of hands to operate tools, equipment, and precision measuring instruments.
May involve handling heavy dies and tooling using approved lifting devices and material-handling equipment.
Work environment may include moving mechanical equipment, sharp tooling surfaces, oils or cleaning materials, dust, and elevated noise levels.
Requires consistent use of designated personal protective equipment and adherence to lockout/tagout and material-handling procedures.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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