Die Setter 1st Shift Cold Press - Chattanooga, TN / Plant 1
Location:
US Gestamp Chattanooga, US, US Gestamp
Date:
Nov 12, 2024
Die Setter 1st Shift Cold Press - Chattanooga, TN / Plant 1
Role Summary
Supports Maintenance, Operations, and Quality as die setter for presses and part production.
Key Responsibilities
- Health & Safety of self, including outside contractors and/or support personnel.
- Perform daily checklist on cranes and operate and pre-inspect straps and slings before use.
- Clean and inspect bolster plates and tops and bottoms of dies, complete required check sheets.
- Align pins in bolster and ensure bolts are tight and fastened.
- Keep die storage area organized and clean when pulling or placing dies in storage area. Put dies in correct location.
- Prepare dies for production by setting, bolting, centering and securely fasten dies to bolster, and changing date stamps.
- Do safety check on all equipment and light curtains when performing duties.
- Technical support, troubleshooting, and implementation of corrective actions.
- Improve overall safety and efficiency related issues by taking a pro-active lead in the Continuous Improvement Activities.
- As part of the press team, the die setter is expected to take an active role in housekeeping of the work area.
- Take dies to tool room or storage, as necessary.
- Open, flip, and wash dies in tool room.
- Assist with on the job training.
- Any other duties as deemed necessary or appropriate
Knowledge and Education
- High school diploma/GED required with technical schooling preferred.
- At least 1 year job related experience.
- Can demonstrate work experience, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
- Forklift and Crane Certified.
Key Qualifications/Requirements
- Ability to work under pressure to tight timelines.
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
- Clear understanding of Lean Principals & Tools
Additional Information
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle, manipulate, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, talk and hear
- Employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds
- While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
- The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
- The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so other will understand
- The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted