Hybrid Tool and Die Repair Mechanic at Kaiser Aluminum
Kaiser Aluminum · Richmond, United States Of America · Hybrid
- Professional
- Office in Richmond
Starting rate: $26.70 up to $31.93 (DOE and skills assessment/Pay for Skills). Annual rate increases and vacation first year.
Performs a variety of activities relative to the machining, repair, and maintenance of dies and tooling by performing the following duties:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: (Other duties may be assigned)
- Demonstrates understanding of and compliance with all safety, environmental, emergency and company policies and procedures.
- Reads and interprets engineering drawings and specifications of dies and tooling.
- Works with engineering to develop templates, sketches, and/or drawings and to determine work processes.
- Repairs and maintains dies and tooling according to written and verbal instructions, blueprints, or specifications, and ensures materials are maintained to exacting tolerances and finish requirements.
- Must be able to set up, operate, and maintain a variety of machine tools to cut, turn, bore, grind and otherwise shape work pieces to prescribed dimensions.
- Calculates dimensions and tolerances with precision to one ten-thousandth of an inch or as specified by customer orders.
- Visually inspects dies and tooling for defects, grooves, discoloration and chips.
- Must be able to use various gauges, micrometers, calipers, and other precision tools to inspect and measure dies and tooling, to set up machines and check completed product against customer specifications and/or drawings.
- Uses various grinders, polishing compounds, sanders, cleaning solvents, hand and pneumatic tools and lathes to customize, maintain and repair dies and tooling.
- Completes written reports and enters data into spreadsheets. Analyses data and makes recommendations to management, production supervisors, engineers and machine operators on department needs, changes and quality improvements.
- Maintains inventory to ensure proper number of dies and tooling in stock.
- Proceeds on work assignments with a minimum of supervision and direction with specific instructions provided on unusual work or design changes.
- Assists in cleaning (5S) the tool and die work area and ensuring all equipment is organized and maintained in proper condition.
