Tooling Reliability Technician (Metal Stamping)

Own the uptime

When a high-speed stamping line pauses mid-run, you thrive. You isolate the failure in the die set, confirm clearances, and restore the tool to spec. You capture the fix in crisp documentation so the next run starts right the first time. That is the impact of a Tooling Reliability Technician.

Your impact areas

• Rapidly inspect, measure, troubleshoot, and repair Tool and Die issues to minimize downtime.
• Publish setup, PM, and troubleshooting documents that raise the bar on consistency and safety.
• Heat-treat tooling components and validate hardness before assembly.
• Lay out and scribe stock for machining; then hand-fit and finish surfaces with scrapers, stones, and power grinders.
• Assemble components into mechanisms with hand tools and verify alignment and clearances using micrometers, thickness gauges, gauge blocks, and dial indicators.

Experience profile

• Post-secondary technical training or certification preferred.
• Minimum 7 years in Tool and Die work.
• At least 5 years applying measurement processes and understanding equipment capability to repair and adjust complex die sets.
• 2+ years with electronic drafting platforms (AutoCAD, Pro-E, SolidWorks) and the ability to update existing designs.
• 2+ years executing heat-treat processes on Tool and Die components.
• Demonstrated strengths in failure analysis, reliability studies, and elevating performance.
• Comfort reading quality reports and applying test methods to drive decisions.

Competency DNA

• Functional/Technical Skills
• Peer Relationships
• Technical Learning
• Learning on the Fly
• Developing Others

Environment and physical demands

Expect a hands-on, factory-based role. You will stand and walk for extended periods; frequently use hands and fingers; reach with arms; climb ladders or use lifts and maintain balance at height; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl within confined areas. Clear verbal communication and hearing are essential, with occasional seated work. You may occasionally lift and move objects weighing more than 50 pounds. Close and color vision are regularly required. You may encounter outdoor conditions and potential electrical hazards. Noise levels are typically very high, and there can be exposure to hazardous materials and slick or greasy floors.

Your toolkit

• Strengths: troubleshooting, Tool/Die/Mold repair, Tool/Die/Mold setup
• Equipment: punch press, stamping press
• Precision metrology: calipers and micrometers (along with dial indicators, gauge blocks, and thickness gauges)