**Job Title: Tool and Die Technician** **Job Description** The Maintenance Tool and Die Technician is responsible for making, repairing, and diagnosing dies, punches, and other tooling/parts. This role involves designing, building, repairing, and maintaining tools, dies, and specialized equipment, and working closely with maintenance to troubleshoot and repair equipment issues. **Responsibilities** + Design, build, repair, and maintain tools, dies, and specialized equipment. + Diagnose and repair dies, punches, and other tooling/parts. + Use calipers and micrometers, as well as other precision measuring tools. + Collaborate with maintenance to troubleshoot and repair equipment issues. + Assess priorities and execute work to support internal customers’ needs. + Participate in Preventative Maintenance work involving dies, punches, and other precision-oriented tasks. + Utilize problem-solving skills to ensure stable operation of the machine shop. + Report issues with quality, processes, equipment, materials, and labor to the Production Supervisor. + Work closely with support staff such as Technicians, Manufacturing Engineering, Production Supervisor, and Materials/Warehouse to resolve issues. + Review drawings, pictures, and physical parts to build/make parts based on provided information. + Prioritize work based on CMMS work orders and direct assignments. + Sustain and drive lean manufacturing and 5S activities. + Handle all tasks required to support plant operations. + Interpret prints and make parts; heat treat/draw back material; use precision tools. **Essential Skills** + Experience with calipers and micrometers, as well as other precision measuring tools. + Ability to interpret prints and make parts. + Heat treat and draw back material. + Experience with precision tools. + Problem-solving skills. + Experience with tool and die making, repair, and maintenance. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Experience with grinding, machining, lathe, mills, and lathes. + Knowledge of preventive maintenance and die making. + Experience with manual lathe, toolroom, die press, stamping, CNC, change over, mold, calipers, and fabrication. + Mechanically inclined. + Experience with die casting. **Why Work Here?** We offer a collaborative work environment where employees can develop their skills and grow their careers. Our focus on lean manufacturing and 5S activities ensures a clean and efficient workplace. Join a team dedicated to quality and continuous improvement. **Work Environment** 2nd and 3rd shift openings are available. 2nd shift: 3pm-11:30pm, Monday to Friday. 3rd shift: 11pm-7:30am, Monday to Friday. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Columbia, South Carolina. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $30.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Columbia,SC. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Feb 14, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.