Toolmaker
Summary
Maintains and repairs stamping dies and tooling for high-speed production lines, ensuring daily output and part quality while troubleshooting issues and operating precision measuring equipment.
Job Responsibilities
- Setting up tool for production and unload for Tool Repair & Preventive Maintenance.
- Repair and maintain stamping dies in order to meet production daily output and Part quality.
- Prepare tool for changeover.
- Suggest improvements on tools to overcome recurring problems.
- Trouble shooting and adjustment of tooling at stamping machine.
- Changing and setting up of production equipment.
- Assist Process Engineers to control tooling spare inventory and spare requisition.
- Conduct measurement of product based on the product drawing specification for the 1st piece setup, using measuring instruments such as Tool Maker’s Microscope, Micrometer, Profile Projector and Smartscope.
- Comply and follow up on existing Documentation System to comply to set guidelines of Lean Manufacturing System.
- Participate in Lean workshop when required.
- Strictly compliance to safe work practice and maintain high safety standard.
- Maintain good 5S.
- Operating basic tool room equipment like Surface Grinder, Drilling & Milling machines.
Job Requirements
- Min NTC 2 in Tool and Die making or Diploma in Tool & Die Making
- At least five years’ experience in High Speed Stamping industry.
- Able to read Product and Tooling Drawings.
- Able to debug tooling issues based on the die strip / tooling progression.
- Able to operate surface grinding machine and maintain the tooling accuracy of the spare parts.
- Able to maintain Carbide Punches and Die and familiar with the grinding with Diamond wheels.
- Able to operate Stamping Press and Ancillary Equipment.
- Able to measure stamped parts using precision measuring equipment like Tool Maker’s Microscope, Micrometer, Profile Projector and Smartscope.
- Able to work independently with minimum guidance.
- Able to communicate effectively.