Tool & Die Maker

Tool & Die Maker Stamping Section Outline of duties: Metal stamping die background Experience repairing and maintaining heavy presses, blank, transfer, and progressive dies A-surface end products i.e. large products, exposed panels Maintenance skills: Welding (stick and tig preferred) Analytical skills Mechanical skills Math & Computer skills Tool Room equipment knowledge (mills, lathes, grinders, and drill presses) Physical demands: must be able to move objects and use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue.

Constant movement and use of limbs; this position requires good manual dexterity, coordination, and stamina. Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

3 years of tool & die experience Class-A experience Tool & Die, Die Maker, Die Setter, Tooling, Tool Room, Machinist, and Machining Experience with heavy presses, blank, transfer, and progressive dies (repairing and maintaining) Surface end products i.e. large products, exposed panels High School diploma or GED Preferred Qualifications: Automotive die background (3+ years) Journeyman or apprenticeship card Draw die repair: taking damaged die and using techniques such as heat raising or welding and then finishing by hand In-Press troubleshooting: splits, buckles, slivers, distortion Draw bead repair Scrap fall troubleshooting Die timing, Die setting Steel and aluminum end-product experience Nest panel to the lower die and scrap cutters Die spotting.

Ability to ready the high spot in the panel and make correct decisions on metal addition/removal Understand material flow in the die Balance the draw die Squaring up lower and upper die cutters Able to identify tight and loose trim by examining the trimmed edge of the panel Setup, operation, and basic G code programming for CNC equipment Overhead crane experience Plastic injection experience Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc.

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