Tool & Die Maker

SUMMARY:
Tool & Die Maker (Skins panel)

POSITION INFO:

Introduction
A reputable automotive OEM in Pretoria is on a massive expansion and looking to recruit for a Tool & Die specialist on a permanent basis

Purpose of the Role
Deliver the best Tool & Die to produce high quality product at the required rate according to specification. Manufacture, maintain, and modify Press tools, Jigs and Fixtures according to company standard and requirement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform safety inspections using corporate tools and conduct safety talks, Identify and insure that safety hazards and unsafe practices are promptly corrected.

• Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications; make adjustments as necessary.       
• Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, shears, rules, and hand tools.  
• File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together. 
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.      
• Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.    
• Lift, position, and secure machined parts or die components using hoists and overhead cranes.  
• Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers. 
• Select metals to be used from a range of metals based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.       
• Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine (CNC/MECOF) tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.      
• Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.          
• Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.           
• Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies
• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Inspect and class finished part appearance against a master sample.         
• Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.  
• Understanding draw die forming, maintenance of beads, trim steels and pierce operations.        
• Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces, and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.           
• Do preventative maintenance according to instruction as scheduled. Report non-conformance.    
• Support production with press and assembly related down time.
• Actively partake in your role to improve production systems.           

Minimum experience & qualifications required

• N3 and Toolmaker trade certificate with at least 5 years’ experience in Automotive stamping plant.
• Proficient draw die forming knowledge.
• 3 years’ experience with A class surface dies.
• Ability to read tooling and product drawings.
• Proficient welding skills.
• Knowledge of tool steel properties and heat-treating parameters. 
• Ability to work any shift as well as rotating shifts and weekends
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision