Tool and Die Team Member

Toyotomi America Corporation (TAC) in Springfield, KY manufactures metal stampings for the OEM Automotive Industry. The company supplies body panels, structural parts, and sub-assemblies to major Automotive Manufactures and Tier 1 companies, including the capability to fabricate stamping dies. Toyotomi is a local company that offers competitive salary and benefits and we take pride in our team members and the products we produce.

Summary/Objective (role description):

The role of the Production Support: Tool & Die Team Member is to maintain all aspects of the dies to ensure the quality of cast components.

Essential Functions (duties and tasks summary):

Team members must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodations, the essential functions of the role which may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Interpret customer prints, engineering specifications, layout results and functional requirements.
• Lift dies using hoist or crane.
• Clean dies as needed
• Polish, grind and finish as needed.
• Weld, operating various welding equipment.
• Measure die parts using metric scale.
• Disassemble and assemble to design specifications.
• Wire limit switches.
• Report and document activities as needed.
• Fabricate items as needed.
• Operate milling machines, lathes, and surface grinders.

Work Environment (example):

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be exposed to conditions of heat in the summer and cold in the winter and will work near moving mechanical parts. Uniform clothing and PPE provisions are provided by the company and are designed to assist with these conditions. Team members are also exposed to noise, which may require the use of hearing protection in certain areas.

Physical Requirements (example):

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to operate or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and to communicate.

The employee must regularly lift and carry up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds max. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work (example):

This is a full-time shift-work position. Overtime is required as needed to meet customer demand and may involve weekend work.

Qualifications:

Skills and abilities based on requirements that are job-related and consistent with business necessity include:

Technical Competencies

• Strong knowledge of machining and tool making equipment (lathes, mills, surface grinders, welder etc.).
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Ability to read and interpret design drawings, informal sketches and notes.
• Able to read and interpret operating and maintenance instruction, and procedure manuals.

Non-Technical Aptitude

• Communication (verbal communication, persuasive impact, listening, written communication).
• Judgment and thinking (strategic thinking, original thinking, judgment and decision making, problem solving, awareness).
• Performance skills (accuracy with detail, planning and organizing, efficiency).
• Personal characteristics (motivation/commitment, flexibility, assertiveness, quality orientation developmental orientation, results orientation, resilience, quality orientation).

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Related certification from college or technical school, or two years’ experience

AAP/EEO Statement:

TAC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Other Duties:

This job description is not intended to provide a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time at the sole discretion of TAC, with or without notice.