Tool & Die Technician

Overview

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries.  We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are.  We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.  We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary:

This position is primarily responsible for fabricating, repairing and troubleshooting tooling or fixturing to support manufacturing operations.

Duties:

1. Comply with established job safety practices, and procedures as specified by company policies.
2. Fabricates and repairs machine tools using machining operations and measuring instruments.
3. Work from blueprints and sketches to create or modify tools, dies, and jigs.
4. Assembly, maintenance, and troubleshooting new and repair tooling.
5. Ensures that parts and tooling are in accordance with instructions, prints, and work orders.
6. Proficient in the use of all shop equipment to maintain, and troubleshoot tooling.
7. Set up and operates machine tools, lathes, and grinders.
8. Maintain all assigned machines and equipment including preventative maintenance.
9. Perform organizational duties including maintaining an organized and clean work area.
10. Performs welding and heat treating as needed.

Competencies

1. Must have trouble shooting skills
2. Must be able to read blue prints
3. Ability to define problems, and draw valid conclusions
4. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
5. Communication
6. Time Management
7. Teamwork

Supervisory Responsibility

This role does not have any supervisory responsibility

Required Education/Skills

1. High school diploma or equivalent
2. Completion of Tool and Die apprenticeship training

Preferred Education/Skill

1. Journeyman's card
2. Minimum seven years of tool and die experience

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee may have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position on 1^st shift.

Travel Requirements

Minimal

Work Authorization/Security Clearance 

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pay Group : AAP/EEO Statement

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law.  This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters.  All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member.  Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members.  Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership.  Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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