Job Description

Position Purpose:

Perform tooling setups for various styles of equipment in the Press Room Department.

Hourly Pay Range: $21.50 - $30.25

Essential Functions:

• Maintain Environmental Health and Safety standards in the workplace.
• Setup blank, perf, compound, progressive, and forming as needed in the appropriate mechanical or hydraulic press using established setup documentation procedures.
• Self-management skills: Uses time efficiently to complete tasks.
• Ability to work independently: Follows both written and oral instructions, including safety guidelines, work instructions, and company policies
• Utilize common inspection tools such as calipers, micrometers, radius gages, pins, and other measuring tools to prove critical in-process or final part dimensions have been obtained.
• If needed, after inspection of part at press, adjust press hit, gaging and / or lubrication to achieve required part dimensions.
• Submittal of first good piece to quality control for verification of measured results.
• After part has been approved Die Setter is responsible for training operator on proper work procedures needed to maintain part quality and minimize tool wear.
• Maintaining Dies While in Presses.
• Perform press safety checklist to ensure safe work environment.
• Perform necessary housekeeping duties.
• Material handling using a fork truck if needed.

Education and Training:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Min 3 years of manufacturing experience in die setup and tear down.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Proficiency in reading and understanding blueprints and GD&T tolerance.
• Good mechanical aptitude.
• Good understanding of mathematics with the ability to apply this understanding to tasks related to die setup such as calculation of shut height.

Physical Demands:

• Considerable amount of movement required.
• Lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Sit, stand or bend for extended period of time.
• Dynamic manufacturing environment requiring the ability to “think on your feet”.
• Environmental Conditions:
• Eye protection required at all times.
• Hearing protection required with double hearing protection required while working in the Press Room.
• Exposure to hot & cold temperatures.
• Exposure to noisy conditions.
• Steel toe boots with metatarsals are required at all times.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.