Tooling Assistant

Job Title: Tooling Assistant

Department: Production

Shift: A

FLSA Status: Hourly, Non-Exempt

Job Summary: The Tooling Assistant is responsible for all activities associated with handling print plates and cutting dies. The Tooling Assistant must pull, revise and process tooling accordingly to machine line schedules. It is essential that the Tool Assistant inspects, cleans, repairs, and stores print plates and cutting dies after each use and all other equipment used in handling print plates and cutting dies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Tooling Assistant plays a key role in the daily operations; it is essential that print plates and cutting dies are delivered to each machine without any machine downtime.
• Print a tooling report each shift to view the upcoming orders and the print plates and cutting dies needed for those orders.
• Safely pull and handle print plates and cutting dies from the racking system and deliver to the appropriate machine centers.
• Revise and drop dies to the appropriate location for die pickups and repairs.
• Receive incoming print plates and cutting dies. assist the Tooling Coordinator in recording into KIWI system
• Maintain cleanliness and good housekeeping in the work area
• Use required safety protective devices and equipment to prevent accidental injury
• Report to your supervisor any safety hazards in your work area
• Follow company policy, rules and regulations on safety and workplace
• Assist the other co-workers whenever the need arises
• Complete a monthly die purge
• Ensures and supports to SQF, Quality, HACCP and GMP is always followed
• Overtime may be required to cover shifts and manufacturing needs

These responsibilities and duties are not intended to be all-inclusive.  Responsibilities may be added or deleted as necessary.

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Thorough knowledge of Imperial and Metric measurements

• Basic computer skills
• Energetic & Dependable
• Ability to multi-task within a fast-paced team environment
• Ability to work accurately and under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail
• Must be a team player
• Must be willing to learn and grow

Work Environment:

• Primarily works in a factory and/or warehouse setting
• Lifting up to 50lbs on a regular basis
• Standing, stooping (Kneeling), walking, and lifting on a daily basis

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform normal job functions:

While performing the duties of this job, an individual is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell.  An individual frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  An individual must regularly lift and/or move up to ten pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to twenty-five pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus