Plymouth- Tool Room Technician

The Tool Room Technician is responsible for d ispensing, receiving, storing and maintaining production tools and accessories;

Maintains tooling in production-ready condition.

Essential Accountabilities

• Store and retrieve production tools and accessories in conjunction with the needs of the Master Production Schedule.
• Prepare tools and accessories for production by inspecting them before dispensing them to production and after receiving them back from product-on.
• Trouble shoot problems with tooling, tool assembly, tool data base and tool delivery. Assist in providing solutions that improve our systems at the root level.
• Establish individual tool Preventive Maintenance levels and tasks. Perform Preventive Maintenance task on Placon tools.
• Prepare and maintain tool and accessories logs, including location and other data as required.
• Execute the Tool Preventive Maintenance Program as defined by the Tooling Support Manager.
• Follow established safety procedures and regulations and keep work area neat and orderly.
• Understand and comply with all ISO QSP's and work instructions related to job responsibilities.
• Assists in other areas of Tooling Department as required.
• Works in any department of the Company as required.
• Works with minimal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 1-2 years of related work experience in assembly, inspection, set up, repair and / or troubleshooting of tooling, molds and related accessories - OR - Disassembly / assembly / repair of mechanical components
• Familiar with machine shop equipment
• Must be able to read blueprints / drawings
• Ability to use hand tools, gauges and other indictors to ensure tooling is working properly
• Ability to read and understand Placon production schedules and flexibility to adjust work to meet productions schedule changes
• Read, write and verbally communicate in the English Language

Desired Skills

• Mechanical aptitude
• Organization skills
• Familiar with tools / molds in a manufacturing environment
• Previous experience with tooling / molds storage systems
• Tool fabrication and troubleshooting

Position Requirements

Work Environment Conditions :

Inside : Tool room and tooling center

Equipment / Tools Used :

Hoists, forklifts, Hand tools and drills

Physical Requirements : Light work (lift 10 lbs) : occasionally - components & tools

Medium Work (lift 11-30 lbs.) : occasionally - components & tools Heavy Work (lift 31-50 lbs.) : occasionally - components & tools Other Physical Requirements : Work on your feet up to 12 hours a day Mental Requirements Reading, Writing, Calculating, Interpersonal Skills, Reasoning / Analysis, Works with Minimal Supervision, Shop math

Travel Frequency (in addition to seminars or related training) :

Local : 1-2 times / year

Regional : As required

National : As required

International : As required