Tool & Die Maker - 1st Shift

Eaton’s Power Reliability Division is currently seeking a Tool & Die Maker to join our team. The hourly range for this role is $29.05/hr - $37/hr depending on experience. This position is based at our South Milwaukee, Wisconsin facility and the core hours are 7 am – 3 pm.

Why work at Eaton? Below are a few of the outstanding benefits we offer:

• Health benefits and Vacation time are available to use on day one!
• Paid holidays
• Shift premium
• Retirement benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites)
• Educational Assistance Program, Wellness Reimbursement, and more!

Position Overview:

The Tool & Die Maker will be responsible for fabricating and maintaining site tooling including but not limited to molds, dies, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and material handling tools.

In this function, you will:

• Fabricate, assemble, inspect and troubleshoot molds, dies, gauges, jigs, fixtures, prototype parts, machine parts, material handling equipment, and simple machines per engineering and tool design specifications.
• Perform gauge and fixture compliance inspection requiring measurement of critical features outlined on a master print, recording measurements onto the fixture qualification report, and any additional information into the quality compliance database.
• Perform preventative and regular maintenance of dies, molds, fixtures, gauges, material handling equipment, and simple machines making improvement recommendations as necessary.
• Work from tool requests, prints, sketches, sample parts, or verbal instructions and will utilize technical manuals, a machinery handbook, or general literature to determine machine speeds and feeds, proper clearances, and heat treat data.
• Inspect your work with the use of precision instruments including but not limited to micrometers, Vernier calipers, height gauges, sine bars, jo-blocks, surface plates dial indicators, visual comparators, and CMM equipment.
• Operate overhead cranes to move tool, dies, molds, and general materials.
• Occasionally estimate jobs and prepare material lists including making recommendations in the design of new tooling and for modification of existing tooling to increase the reliability and performance of the tool.
• Assist maintenance personnel in the repair and troubleshooting of equipment as needed.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area, will adhere to all facility environmental, health & safety guidelines, will encourage communication and participate with co-workers to further identify, reduce and eliminate potential hazards.

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution

• A five-year apprenticeship for a Tool & Die Maker consisting of 576 hours of vocational instruction and 10,400 hours of on-the-job training with a Journeyman’s Toolmaker Certification.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience operating standard machine shop tools and CNC controlled equipment
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate geographical area (within 50 miles) of the work location will be considered for this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 year of experience with Autodesk CAD software

Position Success Criteria:

• Ability to work overtime when required
• Successful utilization of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies
• Proficiency with Autodesk CAD software

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What you will get from us

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees.

We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Job: Manufacturing & Operations

Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico
Organization: ESSG CPSD PRD Power Reliability Division

Job Level: Individual Contributor
Schedule: Full-time
Does this position offer relocation?: No
Travel: No