Tooling Technician - IL

Description

The Tooling Technician ensures machinery is   set up, works properly, and conforms with (and can produce materials that   conform with) company quality, quantity, and efficiency standards. They are   responsible for the daily maintenance, upkeep and repair of all dies,   fixtures and tools. Ensure that dies/sizers are always in working condition.   Facilitate tooling set up, movement, and storage for line operators. Maximize rotation and machine up time   efficiency through additional tooling needs, machine settings, and prestaging   set up plugs to increase pounds manufactured for all lines.

Role and Responsibilities / Essential   Functions

· Maximize   rotation and machine up time efficiency through planning and organizing of   tooling needs 

· Maintain   organization of set up and tool and die storage 

· Maintain   tooling through proper maintenance channels when required

· Disassemble   dies/sizers/mixers to prepare for cleaning, repair and storage in appropriate   inventory locations

· Light   tooling maintenance 

· Maintenance   requests and staging for repair needs

· Maintain   organization of tooling storage locations

· Verify   and adjust extruders to optimum settings for specific tooling

· Follow   all safety procedures and support all safety projects

Requirements

Required Skills / Abilities / Competencies

• Part number reading
• Job reading
• Reading of measurement tools-        including tape measure, radius gauge, temp gun
• Extrusion operation
• Forklift certificate
• High School diploma or equivalent        preferred
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Experience working with machine        tools and powered machine tools required
• Knowledge of basic electrical a        plus
• Good communication and judgement        skills 
• Valid driver’s license
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus

Education and Experience

· Must   be legally entitled to work in US

· Highschool   diploma or GED

· 2+   years experience in manufacturing