Tooling Technician - 2nd Shift

Summit Polymers

Kalamazoo, MIOn-siteContractor, Temporary
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Location
Kalamazoo, MI
Work style
On-site
Job type
Contractor, Temporary
Posted
Oct 14
5 days ago
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About the company

Summit Polymers

Automotive · 1,001 to 5,000 employees

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What you'll do

  • Repairs and modifies molds, jigs, fixtures, and other tooling; builds repair parts, maintains repair supplies and records, and checks vendor work against standards and specifications.
  • Trains personnel in proper equipment use.

What you need

  • Must be physically capable of walking for the entire work shift.
  • Must be able to lift up to 60 pounds repeatedly.
  • Repeated bending and lifting during the shift.
  • Must be able to wear steel-toe footwear.
  • Adequate visual acuity to enter/revise molding press programming.
  • Must be able to meet requirements for forklift and crane license.
  • Must be capable of exerting up to 150 foot pounds on torque wrench.
  • Must be able to work around Magnetic Field

Key skills

mold repairtool repairread blueprintsmeasuring instrumentsjigs and fixturesforklift and crane licensemathtorque wrench

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JOB DESCRIPTION JOB TITLE: Technician, Tooling FLSA STATUS: Non Exempt REPORTS TO: Manager, Manufacturing Engineering SUMMARY This is a responsible tool room position requiring skills to repair molds, jigs, fixtures, and other tooling equipment involved in plastic injection molds and assembly of plastic products. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be physically capable of walking for the entire work shift. Must be able to lift up to 60 pounds repeatedly. Repeated bending and lifting during the shift. Must be able to wear steel-toe footwear. Adequate visual acuity to enter/revise molding press programming. Must be able to meet requirements for forklift and crane license. Must be capable of exerting up to 150 foot pounds on torque wrench. Must be able to work around Magnetic Field Under general supervision is responsible for the following major tasks (check those that apply): Trains personnel in proper use of equipment. Ability to read blueprints and use measuring instruments and math to build repair parts for broken molds, jigs, and fixtures. Maintains adequate repair supplies such as core and ejector pins, die springs, and other material related to repairs. Modifies molds, jigs, and fixtures to correct problems. Inspects and verifies changes made by outside mold making vendors to assure that work performed meets standards and specifications detailed in purchase and engineering change orders. Performs skilled work involving close tolerances and which is above the competence level of tool cleaner. Maintains records of all repairs, modifications, and inventory performed. Performs special projects and other tasks as directed. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Minimum of 2 years experience in mold or tool repair, including experience with jigs and fixtures. SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Possesses the ability to gather and analyze information and make decisions from a limited number of choices. A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional Score of 20 on the Cognitive portion). A minimum score of 80 on the Mechanical Reasoning test and 50 on Space Relations is required. TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS This position typically does not require any travel. DISCLAIMER The information contained in this job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Agreement to complete all post-hire required training.

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