Tooling Technician

$68,640 - $76,960/Yr

Cornerstone Building Brands - Kearney, MO

Full-time - Mid Level

Kearney, MO

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Tooling Technician at Cornerstone Building Brands is responsible for maintaining and optimizing extrusion tooling and equipment to ensure efficient production operations. This role involves preventive and corrective maintenance, training production associates, and facilitating the startup of new equipment. The technician plays a crucial role in monitoring production performance and ensuring safety and accuracy in operations.

Responsibilities

• Track, schedule, and perform preventive and corrective maintenance on extrusion dies, sizers, fixtures, crops, and emboss components.
• Be the main extrusion facilitator for plant startups and commissioning new equipment.
• Develop, document, and distribute baseline performance operating conditions for all new and rebuilt tooling and extrusion equipment.
• Continuously monitor production performance to ensure optimal running conditions are being met on all shifts.
• Check and repair dies, fixtures, sizers, and emboss components; remove broken fasteners from tooling.
• Perform routine and preventive maintenance on extrusion tooling.
• Facilitate new tooling and equipment commissioning as well as startup of extrusion lines coming up from extended downtimes.
• Train Production Associates in general maintenance of all extrusion tooling.
• Optimize the extrusion lines for efficiency and consistency.
• Monitor all line performance data and support ongoing Overall Equipment Effectiveness improvement activities.
• Work with outside resources to accomplish tasks as needed.
• Train new Production Associates and Maintenance Technicians in machine set-ups.
• Complete daily forklift safety/damage inspection checks.
• Attend weekly shift meetings and/or monthly plant meetings, if required.
• Actively participate in all plant safety programs, depending on location.
• Work with Maintenance MRO Clerk to ensure proper tools and supplies are available to complete job functions.
• Respond to on-call emergencies as needed.

Requirements

• High school graduate / GED supplemented by machine operator and production experience.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Machine Operator or Maintenance Technician required; minimum of 2 years' experience as a Lead Machine Operator or Lead Maintenance Technician preferred.
• Knowledge of basic preventive maintenance scheduling and implementation required.
• Knowledge of production tooling required.
• Basic working knowledge of the principles of operation for the extruder and downstream equipment.
• Must be able to work and communicate well with others.
• Must have measuring skills and problem-solving skills.
• Must have correctable eyesight and hearing and be able to differentiate between colors.
• Must be able to pass colorblindness test.
• Must have excellent mechanical aptitude.

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending account
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance program
• Vision insurance
• Employee discount
• Life insurance