Description
Ford Motor Company is seeking a skilled Tool and Die Maker to join our team in Louisville, KY. As a Tool and Die Maker, you will be responsible for performing tasks of the trade, including die maintenance, setup and operation of machine tools, and reading process sheets and work orders.
Job Details:
- Top hourly base rate of $45.065, plus applicable shift, overtime, and holiday premiums
- Starting rate of $44.915 with pay increases to the top rate upon completion of three consecutive months of employment
- Immediate access to best-in-class company-provided healthcare, including premium coverage for hospital-surgical-medical, drug, hearing, dental, and vision
- Basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Accident and sickness and extended disability benefits
- Automatic enrollment in TESPHE, the hourly employee 401(k) plan, at an initial pre-tax contribution rate of 3%
- Eligibility for holiday pay, profit sharing, and lump sum bonuses, paid time off, tuition assistance, and immediate vehicle discount purchase plans
Responsibilities:
- Perform tasks of the trade, including standing for extended periods, walking unassisted, working at heights, and manipulating tools typical of the trade
- Learn and follow safety rules and procedures, work in a team environment, and treat co-workers with dignity and respect
- Understand and follow instructions, both oral and in writing
- Perform extensive die maintenance, including rebuilding die sections, retiming pads and forms, and engineering changes on large body class A dies
- Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders
- Read process sheets, PM instructions, and work orders
- Identify root cause of die downtime with resolutions
Qualifications:
- Completion of a bona fide apprenticeship, or 8 years of previous experience, or a combination of previous work experience and training equivalent to a bona fide apprenticeship program in the trade
- Extensive experience with launching and try-out of large body dies
- Successful completion of a job interview, pre-employment drug screen, physical, and background check