Tool and Die

Precision Resource has Tool & Die  openings for you to join our well-established Vernon Hills, Illinois manufacturing division. We're approximately 30 miles north of Chicago and 30 miles south of Kenosha, Wisconsin. We’re a small-medium sized division of our solid, privately held, global company that innovates and manufactures a high volume of metal parts for automotive, aerospace, hardware and other industries. Our proven quality and safety are driven through our ISO 14001, QMS and IATF registered processes.

You’ll Have

• 4-day work weeks, Mon-Thur, plus voluntary overtime availability.
• Generous PTO supporting our work-life balance culture.
• Good compensation package with annual bonus potential, attractive benefits including 401k match with full vesting, and Tuition Reimbursement.
• Stable foundation and supportive environment to grow your career and be involved with innovative ideas.
• Collaborative culture with a skilled Tool Room, Engineering, Machine Operators and Maintenance teams.
• Approachable, positive, knowledgeable leaders across all departments.
• Smaller company culture with the best features of being a part of a larger global company in technical industries.

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Summary
The Tool and Die positions will maintain production tooling to support 100% on-time customer delivery performance. The successful candidate will be committed to the highest level of integrity, trust, responsibility and bring a hands-on approach to day-to-day operations. We provide on-going training opportunities, paid and with tuition reimbursement.

Essential Duties

• Analysis and repair of tools to ensure quality and productivity expectations for new and existing parts run on large conventional presses and other production machines.
• Manufacture spare components and perform die maintenance of tool to standards set out in electronically maintained tool timing records and tool designs.
• Complete electronic record of tool maintenance performed by part and job number.
• Develop preventive and predictive tool maintenance schedules based upon analysis of tool performance to achieve improved production volumes.
• Review “last piece” inspection records and make necessary improvements.
• Ensure documentation and records are maintained.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or receipt of equivalent degree (GED), plus at least 1 year apprenticeship or schooling in Tool and Die, or equivalent work experience.
• Basic knowledge of tool and die manufacturing methods, techniques, and related equipment.
• Willingness and ability to learn and run various machine tools and equipment efficiently across our toolroom, both manual and CNC, to complete assignments.
• Knowledge of English and Metric systems of measurement.
• Outstanding quality and attention to detail to achieve for high-precision requirements.
• Must be able to read and interpret drawings and specifications.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations.
• Basic computer skills.

• Self-motivated with a desire to learn and continuously improve performance.
• Must be able to work independently but also collaborate and communicate well with others.
• Applies self-motivation to achieve goals starting at $25-$35 hourly plus bonus potential and annual pay increases. Second shift positions earn 10% per hour of base hourly rate.

Precision Resource is an equal opportunity employer, D/V.