Tool and Die Technician - Tradesmen International, Inc.
FLOWER MOUND, TX 75028
About the Job
Tradesmen International is immediately hiring experienced Tool and Die Technicians for projects located in Flower Mound, TX. This is a first shift opportunity and the pay rate is up to $35/hour based on experience and skill level. If you are a Tool and Die Technician eager to master your skills while working alongside our accomplished Craft Professionals, this is your chance to advance your career!
Job Scope:
- Help lead the maintenance, repairs, and modifications of fabrication dies of various sizes for vinyl and aluminum extrusions
- Identify and schedule repairs for dies needed without the interruption of production
- Make in-press repairs of tooling
- Ensure a safe work environment, equipment maintenance and repair, housekeeping duties, organization of shop materials and supplies
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 10 years’ experience in building and repairs of all types, sizes, and shapes of dies, jigs, fixtures, and tools
- Assemble and try out complex tools and dies on manufacturing equipment
- Set up, runs off, and tests dies to produce a product to spec, tracing die difficulties to their source and correcting them
- Must be able to interpret verbal or written instructions and work independently to complete jobs from set up to final inspection
- May assist in the training and mentoring of apprentices
- Strong mechanical ability and problem-solving skills sufficient to perform PM and most repairs without support
- Good organizational skills with strong attention to detail
- Ability to work in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment and meet operational deadlines
- Must be self-motivated, safety and quality conscious, and work efficiently with minimal supervision
- Heavy lifting required (50 plus lbs.)
- Good communication skills with the ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to use CMMS to log work and create and close work orders
- Experience in progressive dies, blanking dies, pierce dies, welding, drilling, and assembly fixtures
- Well versed with the fundamentals of hydraulic, pneumatic, and punch press dies
- Reading blueprints to produce new die components and replacement parts
- Operate typical machine shop equipment including mills, lathes, drill presses, surface grinders, and saws
- Experience with all different types of tool steel and the heat-treating process of each one including A2, D2, S7, and O1
- Must have the ability to produce double compound angled parts using milling machine and sin bar
- Know trigonometric functions and formulas as in Sine, Cosine, and Tangent functions to produce compound angles
- Must supply own hand tools including calipers, micrometers, depth gauges, etc
- Valid driver’s license
Tradesmen International not only offers consistent work, top pay, and employment opportunities, we also provide a benefits package that is among the best in the industry.
Our comprehensive benefits include:
- Tradesmen+ Rewards Program – earn points for hours worked
- Vacation Pay
- Health insurance
- 401(k) profit-sharing savings plan
Find our app, TradeGig, in the App store to see opportunities, set notifications and click to express interest!
Tradesmen International is an EO employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability
Recruiter Name:Samantha WittekindLocation:US-TX-FLOWER MOUND