Plymouth- Tool Room Technician

The Tool Room Technician is responsible for dispensing, 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