Challenge Manufacturing

automotive

Tool&DieMakerII

Holland, Michigan, United States
The Brief

“Tool & Die Maker II at Challenge Manufacturing. Skills: tool and die making, machining, metal working, troubleshooting. Troubleshoots, maintains and repairs dies, die components, and tooling used in the production process. Analyzes specifications, lays out metal stock, and sets up and operations machine tools to make and repair dies”

What You'll Achieve.

operational excellence; obtain quality level of parts

Industry & Context.

automotive
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoots, maintains and repairs dies, die components, and tooling used in the production process; Analyzes specifications; Troubleshoot tooling analysis and resolve problems

Eligibility Requirements

Occasionally, this may require you to arrive early, stay late, or work on weekends, outside of our regular hours, to ensure we successfully meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests, work up to 12 hours per day, including Saturday and Sunday, obtain a hi-lo license

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

minimum 2+ years of verifiable tool and die experience or equivalent, intermediate level of machining and metal working experience, understand and follow written and verbal workplace instructions, work up to 12 hours per day, including Saturday and Sunday, obtain a hi-lo license, read, write, speak, and understand English at a level sufficient to safely and effectively perform job duties, including following work instructions, safety procedures, and company communications

Nice to Have

Journeyman or completed apprenticeship, Mastercam and Solidworks experience, mechanical and shop math aptitude

What You'll Do.

maintains and repairs dies

and tooling used in the production process

Analyzes specifications

and sets up and operations machine tools to make and repair dies

Studies specifications such as blueprints

and visualizes product to determine materials required and machines to be used to fabricate parts

and determines assembly method and sequence of operations

and scribes metal stock for machining

Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathes

and verifies conformance of machined parts to specifications

Lifts machined parts and positions and secures parts on surface plate or worktable

Smooths flat and contoured surfaces using power grinders and fits and assembles parts together and into assemblies and mechanisms

Heat treats tools or parts

Examines standard or previously used dies

and jigs and fixtures

and recommends design modifications regarding construction and function of part

Troubleshoot tooling analysis and resolve problems to obtain quality level of parts

Follow all safety precautions and company policies to prevent injury to self and others

gauge pins and blocks

various other types of measurement equipment

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

teamwork of industry leaders; employee-owners share in Challenge’s success

Communication Scope

understand and follow written and verbal workplace instructions; read, write, speak, and understand English at a level sufficient to safely and effectively perform job duties, including following work instructions, safety procedures, and company communications

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