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Silgan

Rigid packaging and dispensing products

Tool & Die Maker

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$32.30/hr+ Annual incentive pay
Mid
Evansville, IN, USA
In Person
Manufacturing & Production OperationsPrecision Machining & Toolmaking

About the job

Requirements
  • A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent is required.
  • Technical program certification is preferred but not required.
  • Above-average reasoning and troubleshooting ability is required.
  • Tool and die maker experience is required.
  • Strong team skills and strong communication skills are preferred.
  • A manufacturing environment background in a tool and die capacity is preferred.
Responsibilities
  • Construct, repair, and maintain production equipment tooling; perform preventative maintenance on presses, luggers, and lining machines; and perform precision machining of shafts, die set parts, and other fabricated parts as required.
  • Work from blueprints, sketches, sample parts, or verbal instructions.
  • Use advanced shop mathematics; charts and tables in handbooks; plan and lay out shop work; define metal flow in dies; select suitable tool steel; understand metal working and hardening properties; and understand standard bolts, screws, threads, and tapers.
  • Use precision measuring instruments, including micrometers, scales, vernier calipers, height and depth gauges, telescope gauges, dial indicators, and comparators. Use machinist hand tools such as scrapers, chisels, and files to obtain proper fits; scrape surfaces to realign or rebuild machines.
  • Lay out and develop templates and patterns for die development and other purposes; construct and develop rectangular and tapered draw dies, perforating dies, upsetting dies, threader tooling, and other complicated tooling such as gauges.
  • Assist engineering in experimental and development work as directed by the supervisor and recommend design changes to engineering.
  • Overhaul machines and equipment, recommend and make necessary repairs, replace worn or broken parts, and assemble equipment as needed for proper operation when the required expertise is applicable.
  • Perform bench work such as filing, peening, fitting, and polishing; construct machine parts to precise dimensions.
Desired Qualifications
  • Technical program certification.
  • Strong team skills and strong communication skills.
  • A manufacturing environment background in a tool and die capacity.

About the company

Silgan is a global manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging. Its businesses produce metal food containers, closures, dispensing systems, and specialty packaging for consumer and healthcare products. Customers include food, beverage, personal-care, household, fragrance, pharmaceutical, and other packaged-goods companies. The company integrates product engineering, high-volume manufacturing, quality systems, materials management, and customer-specific packaging development. Teams work in engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, quality, supply chain, sales, research, finance, and corporate operations.

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