Tooling Assistant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Tooling Assistant plays a key role in the daily operations; it is essential that print plates and cutting dies are delivered to each machine without any machine downtime.
• Print a tooling report each shift to view the upcoming orders and the print plates and cutting dies needed for those orders.
• Safely pull and handle print plates and cutting dies from the racking system and deliver to the appropriate machine centers.
• Revise and drop dies to the appropriate location for die pickups and repairs.
• Receive incoming print plates and cutting dies. assist the Tooling Coordinator in recording into KIWI system
• Maintain cleanliness and good housekeeping in the work area
• Use required safety protective devices and equipment to prevent accidental injury
• Report to your supervisor any safety hazards in your work area
• Follow company policy, rules and regulations on safety and workplace
• Assist the other co-workers whenever the need arises
• Complete a monthly die purge
• Ensures and supports to SQF, Quality, HACCP and GMP is always followed
• Overtime may be required to cover shifts and manufacturing needs

These responsibilities and duties are not intended to be all-inclusive. Responsibilities may be added or deleted as necessary.

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Thorough knowledge of Imperial and Metric measurements
• Basic computer skills
• Energetic & Dependable
• Ability to multi-task within a fast-paced team environment
• Ability to work accurately and under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail
• Must be a team player
• Must be willing to learn and grow

Work Environment:

• Primarily works in a factory and/or warehouse setting
• Lifting up to 50lbs on a regular basis
• Standing, stooping (Kneeling), walking, and lifting on a daily basis

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform normal job functions:

While performing the duties of this job, an individual is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell.  An individual frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  An individual must regularly lift and/or move up to ten pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to twenty-five pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.