1st shift Tool & Die Maker

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

Key job responsibilities

• Plan, layout, construct, maintain, alter, and repair complicated multi-station progressive, single purpose blanking, piercing and forming dies, as well as a variety of drills, holding and clamping fixtures.
• Design dies and make or direct the making of detailed drawings.
• Work from drawings, sketches, samples, written and verbal instructions.
• Visualize finished job, make necessary mathematical calculations, select allowances for fitting and finishing.
• Plan, layout, and perform intricate machining operations on tool room equipment involving exacting setups and adjustments to maintain very close tolerances and skilled bench and hand operations.

Experience with CNC equipment is beneficial.

• Determine repairs required on dies returned to tool room.
• Perform emergency repairs to dies in the press department.
• Perform any variety of die grinding, shimming, replacement of progressive die components.
• Make up repair parts or machined items for special orders.
• Try out dies in tool room press, suggest changes to improve operation or reduce maintenance time, observe operation in production and diagnose and correct trouble.
• Prepare complex print programs utilizing higher levels of math and or utilizing a computer programming language.
• Instruct other employees and assist in overcoming difficulties. Aid in setting up any plant equipment as needed.
• Report faulty equipment, defective material and unusual conditions to supervisor.
• Observe all prescribed safety rules and regulations and maintain work area in a neat and orderly condition.

Qualifications and Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Journeyman’s card or equivalent years of experience in the tool and die trade is required
• Ideally 3+ years relevant experience.
• Wire EDM experience preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting skills necessary, with the ability to make informed decisions.
• 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 (35 lbs). Lift truck operator experience preferred.
• Good communication skills with the ability to work in a team environment

WE HAVE :

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
• At nVent, we believe safer systems ensure a more secure world. We connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

We design, manufacture, market, install and service high-performance products and solutions for mission-critical equipment, buildings and essential processes.

Our solutions are helping build a more sustainable and electrified world.

• We are a $3.3B company with a dedicated team of more than 11,000 employees around the globe. Our comprehensive portfolio of enclosures, electrical and fastening, and thermal management solutions dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, RAYCHEM and SCHROFF.
• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work
• We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide
• Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money
• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being :
• Innovative & adaptable
• Dedicated to absolute integrity
• Focused on the customer first
• Respectful and team oriented
• Optimistic and energizing
• Accountable for performance
• Benefits to support the lives of our employees
30+ days ago