Tool Maker - 2nd Shift

Job Description

ABOUT US

Amsted Automotive, Cold Form & Finishing, business unit is seeking an experienced Tool Maker. Amsted Automotive is a growing company that embraces the employee experience through driving a positive culture, respecting and implementing your ideas and providing opportunities for career growth. As an employee-owned company, you will share in the overall financial success of the business.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Study blueprints, sketches, models or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies

Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers and dial indicators

Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes and tolerances of assemblies based on specifications

Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically machined tools such as CNC Lates, CNC Grinder, Mill, EDM, Hole Poper, Blancher grinder, ID/OD Grinder, surface grinder or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes

File, grind, shim and adjust different parts to properly fit them together

Fit and assemble parts to make, repair or modify dies, jigs, gauges and tools using machine tools and hand tools

Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as needed

Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity and defects

Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools using scrapers, abrasive stones, files or power grinders

Lift, positions and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables using hoists, vises, v-blocks or angle plates

Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloy based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance

Set up and operate drill presses

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experience as a Tool Maker

Proven ability to work well in a team environment

Possess strong motivational and leadership skills

Excellent problem-solving skills

Excellent work record history

Basic computer skills, including P.C knowledge and current technology software familiarity

Must have strong oral and written communication skills and be able to communicate with staff well

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Incentive Bonus

Medical, Vision, Dental

Prescription Drug Plan

401K

Paid Vacation & Holidays

Short-Term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Health and Wellness Reimbursement

Employee Recognition

Discount Programs

WHAT ELSE YOU’LL NEED TO KNOW

Ability to regularly stand or work for long periods of time

Ability to regularly lift/or move up to ten (10) pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds, and occasionally lift to fifty (50) pounds

While performing the job, the employee is regularly exposed to vibration, repetitive motion, bending, lifting, twisting, crouching, reaching, pushing and/or pulling

Ability to endure heat