Tool & Die Maker from System One

Tool & Die Maker 

Job Information: 

• Location: Lodi, NJ 
• Paying: $26 - $36 per hour, plus overtime. (depending on experience)
• Nice benefits package! Medical, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Sick, Paid Holidays, 401K, etc.
• Direct Hire Opportunity! 

Tool & Die Maker Job Responsibilities: 

• Will work under the Manager assisting with production by developing, constructing, altering and repairing a wide variety of injection molds, stamping processes, hydraulic presses, tooling, and components (mostly stamping)
• Becomes familiar with and repairs all types of tooling equipment with very little instruction
• Checks and repairs molds for mold readiness program ensuring optimal running conduction
• Troubleshoots as required on all molds, including but not limited to rack, slide, straight open/close molds, and including parts with both internal and external threads, hot runners, and multi-cavity up to 64
• Completes changeovers as necessary to meet schedule demands
• Confirms parts by comparing measurements to specifications
• Confirms assembly by verifying dimensions, clearances, and alignment of parts and components with micrometers, thickness gauges, gauge blocks, etc.
• Completes assembly by bolting and doweling parts and components. Fits and alters complicated tools and machines.
• Performs development work, difficult tool room operations, skilled fittings, timing and adjusting with limited instruction
• Diagnoses and corrects issues in complicated molds
• Sets up and operates machine tools to machine parts to specifications, and verifies conformance of machined parts to specifications
• Plans, alters, and repairs a wide variety of tools, jigs, dies, fixtures and gauges to very close tolerances
• Understands and can communicate that understanding of the plastic’s behavior when stamping into the tool including impact of cooling, venting, etc.
• Troubleshoots machinery on production floor, resolving quality and efficiency problems when such arises
• State-of-the-art facility. Digital machinery.

• Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school is preferred.  Must have high school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Five years experience building and repairing injection molds and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be able to read blueprints, basic schematics, operator manuals, etc.

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