Toolmaker A_B/Machinist

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About the role

This is a full-time, direct-hire position (not a temp position) located in Tyler, Texas. The role is on-site (5 days a week) with 2nd and 3rd shift availability, including overtime. This position has been designated as Safety Sensitive by the company.

Pay

• Toolmaker A: $34.98/hour
• Toolmaker B: $33.03/hour
• Additional $1.00/hour shift differential

Benefits

Benefits kick in on day one for you and your family, including:

• Comprehensive health benefits and holistic wellness programs with generous incentives
• Family-building benefits, including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance
• 401(k) match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution (total up to 8% company contribution)
• Paid time off: 15 vacation days, 9 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, sick leave, and additional options for volunteer and parental leave
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs, tuition reimbursement, and student debt support

Note: Benefit offerings may vary depending on Collective Bargaining Agreements and local/state regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, make, modify, and repair complex tools, including jibs, fixtures, and all types of combination and progressive dies for piercing, blanking, and drawing
• Make complex set-ups on a variety of tool room machinery
• Exercise extreme accuracy and skill while working from plans such as drawings, sketches, instructions, and blueprints
• Create sketches of modifications made to parts for print updating

Requirements

Toolmaker A

• Graduate Apprentice with 4+ years of practical experience, or
• Toolmaker/Machinist B with 2+ years’ experience in die making and repair work
• Experience working on complex toolmaking projects
• Proficiency in complex shop math (including trigonometry)
• Working knowledge of a tool room, production machines, and methods

Toolmaker B

• Graduate Apprentice (or 6 years documented equivalent experience with a variety of equipment), or
• Toolmaker/Machinist C with 1+ year of practical related experience in die making and repair work
• Ability to perform complex set-ups on a variety of tool room machinery
• Proficiency in shop math, including trigonometry
• Demonstrated ability to perform work of a difficult nature
• Commitment to completing the following technical college courses from an accredited college or university (or equivalent courses approved in advance by the maintenance unit manager) over a two-year period:
  • Computer Aided Design (CAD)
  • Numerical Control (NC)
  OR
• Graduate of a two-year formal technical program from an accredited college or university in precision machining technology or an equivalent program (as determined by the company), with proof of completion of the following coursework:
  • Basic Math
  • Trigonometry
  • Basic Welding
  • Computer Aided Design (CAD)
  • Numeric Control (NC)
  • Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)