Weekend Shift Tooling Technician

TITLE: Tooling Technician                       REPORTS TO: Tooling Area Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Respond promptly and safely to production demands to minimize downtime and maintain efficiency.
• Assist setup technicians with die setups as needed.
• Read and interpret work instructions, including QEI’s, special lot requirements, and AVO’s.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Scheduling teams to keep production on track and ensure tooling functionality (slides, safety sensors, pin checks, etc.).
• Perform die cleaning and preparation when production stops (completed schedule, out of cores, job on stop, etc.) to ensure readiness for the next production job.
• Identify, tag, and document tooling requiring repair, maintenance, stop orders, or further review.
• Communicate tooling issues and repair needs to the Tooling Supervisor, Tooling Lead, and/or Tooling Manager.
• Assist in training machine operators on proper tooling maintenance, cleaning procedures, and required intervals at the press.
• Ensure compliance with management directives and operational priorities.
• Inspect outgoing parts/patterns to verify conformance with QEI standards.
• Monitor and enforce safety protocols and 6S standards within the wax injection area.
• Maintain accurate tooling records using Gage Track, including check-in/check-out and history updates.
• Take apart, clean, inspect, and reassemble dies, performing minor troubleshooting and repairs needed.  

Principal Area of Responsibility: Support the injection department in maintaining optimal product quality and efficient operations. Collaborate closely with injection management, the tooling team, and engineering to minimize machine downtime, ensure tooling readiness, and keep production running on schedule.

Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of the wax injection process is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to perform effectively in a high-demand and technical environment.
• Manufacturing experience is preferred.

Physical and Mental Demands: 

• Ability to lift, move, and handle materials and injection tooling safely.
• Capable of standing and working on feet for extended periods of time.
• Basic understanding of injection press operations and technical functions.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrates a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, team members, and both internal and foundry engineering teams.

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.