Tool and Die Technician (Day)

With over 90 years of customer-focused performance, Boyd Corporation has evolved as a market leader in engineered rubber, plastic, metal, flexible environmental sealing & energy management solutions. Boyd is a unique supplier, valuing our people as our most important resource. With our best-in-class technical sales associates, sales support service teams & field application, quality, & manufacturing engineers, Boyd offers total global solutions to enhance the performance & manufacturability of your products. Our cost-effective, tight-tolerance, global manufacturing capabilities ensure superior total landed cost as well as reliability throughout the product life cycle. Our Tool and Die Technician set-ups, operates, and maintains dies for punch press machines. They are directly responsible for each tool or die installed in a press. The Tool and Die Technician must be aware of varying aspects of the fabrication process and will decide which press is applicable for a certain tool. Essential job responsibilities include: Ability to read blueprints and verify against instructions Set dies in presses according to job ticket specifications and check against blueprint; address issues as needed and confirm information from previous orders for accuracy Checks equipment for safe operating conditions including setup Verifies that tickets account for correct amount of stock and correct problems as needed Identifies maintenance needs in punch presses and tooling Monitors safety guards for dies and presses Ensures material and adhesive are appropriate for particular job Checks the grip and guide location on sheets Checks and verifies tolerances against punched parts for accuracy Ability to check accuracy of job during production and to make necessary adjustments Other duties as assigned >