Company Overview
Meridian Lightweight Technologies is a global leader in lightweight manufacturing, dedicated to fostering a culture of creativity and innovation. Our commitment to employee empowerment and engagement ensures that every team member can achieve their full potential in an inclusive and collaborative environment.
Purpose of position
To keep all tools and dies in good working order to ensure timely production and quality parts to our customer.
Responsibilities
Preventative Maintenance: Desoldering cast tools.
- Maintain cast and trim tools in good working condition through regular preventative maintenance.
- Must repair tooling related breakdowns.
- Running hydraulic or air cylinders as required.
- Making sure incoming dies are ready to run.
- Weld up dies as required.
- Performing measuring, checking and layout operations.
- Setting up and operating to prescribed tolerance various precision machining tools.
- Making minor engineering changes to dies as requested
Machining: Making fixtures, plunger tips, cores, punches, gauges and drawings for parts.
- Machining plunger tips - New style to restock as they are changed and sorted; - Old style to be set-up at time of request.
Training: Training must take time to train apprentices, passing on the trade knowledge as needed.
- Must take the initiative to learn new machinery to ensure job knowledge does not get outdated.
Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities
- Must know how to use hand, bench and portable power tools, jigs and fixtures, and precision measuring equipment, ID / OD grinder, milling machine, lathe, radial arm drill, computer, welder, and how to assemble Cast/Trim dies.
- Can recognize the Tool & Die Component and Assembly and part/producer prints.
- Understanding of the working of horizontal, vertical universal and milling machines, including set-up and operation, speeds and feeds, coolants, work piece holding, mounting, milling operations, keyways, angles, slots, etc.
- Be familiar with the OH&S Act and Regulations
- Must have own toolbox and tools.
- Proven experience as a Tool and Die Maker or similar role in manufacturing.
- Proficiency in CAD software such as AutoCAD or SolidWorks.
- Strong knowledge of CNC programming and operation.
- Mechanical aptitude with hands-on experience using hand tools.
- Ability to read schematics and technical drawings.
- Knowledge of welding, assembly, and machining processes is preferred.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.
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THE ABOVE STATEMENTS ARE INTENDED TO DESCRIBE THE GENERAL NATURE AND LEVEL OF WORK PERFORMED BY INDIVIDUALS ASSIGNED TO THIS POSITION. THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ALL RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS.
Pay: $40.00-$43.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
