Toolmaker

Full benefits package and up to $3000 signing bonus.

As the world leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of high quality magnesium and aluminum die cast components, we are driven to provide lightweight, innovative and effective solutions for our distinguished automotive clients around the globe. Our maintenance people are an integral part of our manufacturing family.

Primary Purpose of Position

To keep all tools and dies in good working order to ensure timely production and quality parts to our customer.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

1.Housekeeping:Cleaning toolroom area and equipment.

• Maintain safe working environment.
• To report to Toolroom leader any safety concerns.

2.Preventative Maintenance:Desoldering cast tools.

• Maintain cast and trim tools in good working condition through regular preventative maintenance.
• Must repair tooling related breakdowns.
• Running hydraulic or air cylinders as required.
• Making sure incoming dies are ready to run.
• Weld up dies as required.
• Performing measuring, checking and layout operations.
• Setting up and operating to prescribed tolerance various precision machining tools.
• Making minor engineering changes to dies as requested

3.Shipping or receiving:all cast or trim tools (new or production) to die shops, as needed. (Off shifts)

4.Machining:Making fixtures, plunger tips, cores, punches, gauges and drawings for parts.

• Machining plunger tips - New style to restock as they are changed and sorted; - Old style to be set-up at time of request.

5.Training:Must take time to trainapprentices, passing on the knowledge of the trade as needed.

• Must take the initiative to learn new machinery to ensure job knowledge does not get outdated.

6.Other:

• Must contribute their opinion or forward ideas about tooling improvements.
• Cooperating with production, maintenance, and engineering personnel to ensure that qualified tooling is available and maintained.
• Other duties as required, including special projects that may arise.

Educational and Experience

• Certificate of Qualification for Tool & Die Maker/ Mould Maker - Essential
• 3+ years’ experience within a manufacturing plant - Desirable
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite - Desirable
• Familiarity with Mastercam, AutoCAD, Inventor, Spinfire - Desirable

Shift Schedule

The Meridian maintenance team offers a unique shift schedule which provides 2 paid weeks off, ever 5 weeks. To support a 365 day, 24 hour 7 day Operation Maintenance personnel are scheduled:

• Every 4 weeks
• 5 Day shifts Monday - Friday, 8 hours, 7am - 3pm | Weekend Off
• 5 Afternoon Shifts Monday - Friday, 8 hours, 3pm - 11pm | Weekend Off
• 5 Midnight Shifts Monday - Friday, 8 hours, 11pm - 7am | 2 Midnight Shifts Saturday - Sunday, 12 hours, 11pm - 11am or 11am-11pm
• 7 Days Off

The two 12 hour shifts constitute 40 hours of pay.

Meridian Lightweight Technologies is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). Applicants are asked to make their needs/requirements, for the purpose of accommodation under AODA, known to Human Resources when they are contacted for an interview.