Die Maintenance Team Member

About the role

Maintains all aspects of the dies to ensure the quality of cast components.

Responsibilities

• Lifts using hoist or crane.
• Cleans dies using pressure washer.
• Polishes, grinds, and finishes core insert.
• Welds and brazes.
• Measures die parts using metric scale.
• Performs layout according to design specifications.
• Disassembles and assembles die parts.
• Fits die using handwork technique.
• Uses pipe threader to cut and thread pipe.
• Wires limit switches.
• Applies Sparktron coding.
• Completes daily reports of all die repair content.
• Completes Preventative Maintenance check sheet.
• Fabricates any needed items.
• Operates milling machines, lathes, and surface grinders.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• One year certificate from college or technical school, or two to four years experience and high school diploma or G.E.D., or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or members of the organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical demands

• Regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment

• Regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and extreme heat.
• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; and risk of electrical shock.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Pay

Up to $29.25/hour, depending on experience.