Tool/Die 2nd Shift

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Auburn, IN, US Until 9/28/2026 4+ years exp First posted July 30, 2026 Last posted July 30, 2026
Job description

Tool/Die 2nd Shift

Company:  TriMas Packaging LLC

Primary Location:  500 W 7th Street, Auburn, IN 46706 USA

Workplace Type: On-site

Employment Type: Hourly | Full-Time

Function:  Manufacturing Production / Distribution

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

Main Duties & Responsibilities
The Tool Maker fabricates, maintains and repairs progressive and transfer stamping dies, injection mold tooling and other support equipment with minimal supervision using manual machines in the Tool Room. Other tasks are assigned as necessary to ensure production requirements are with some weekends.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintain a safe and healthy work practice by observing safely procedures and practices.
Maintain all dies, support equipment, injection mold tooling preventive maintenance and troubleshooting problems.
Fabricate details using blueprints, sketches, oral instructions using Manual Mills, Lathes and Grinders.
Effectively read detailed blueprints and fabricate parts to specified tolerances using a variety of materials and processes.
Responsible for documenting all changes made to tools.
Properly troubleshoot tooling defects and eliminate all possible causes for production downtime.
Execute engineering changes and improvements in the tools for customer complaints.
Follow the work order system, including capture and print work orders in the Work Order system, perform the following instructions order filling and posting progress specifying the order in the die/injection molds daily.
Must be a Team oriented player & work well with others.
Must have own basic set of precision/hand tools.
Reporting on the performance of the quality management system and on opportunities for improvement to management.
Ensuring the promotion of customer focus throughout the organization and in particular, your area of responsibility.
Ensuring that the integrity of the quality management system is maintained when changes to the quality management system are planned and implemented.
Ensuring that the processes are delivering their intended outputs.
Support all EHS activities and strictly adhere to all work instructions and safety procedures.
Immediately report any unsafe or unhealthy working condition to your supervisor/leadership.
Physical Demands/Work Environment:
Must be able to stand or walk on concrete for long periods of time. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

On-Site: This role is required to be on-site 5-6 days at the Hamilton, IN location.

Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent
4 years’ experience working in a (manufacturing) tool & die shop running lathes, milling machines and grinders holding close tolerances
Must be able to read and interpret mold and die prints
Must be proficient using all measuring devices required to work in tool shop
ExperienceDOL Journeyman, preferred
Technical background in injection molding and/or steel manufacturing. in working in a fast paced, high-volume environment

Benefits

Benefit offerings include Medical Insurance and Prescription Drugs, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability Insurance (for eligible employees), Employee Assistance Plan (EAP), Paid Time Off (may include vacation and sick time), Retirement Program, and Other Voluntary Benefits.

About this role

Summary

Fabricate, maintain, and troubleshoot tooling and dies in a manufacturing environment.

Job title

Tool/Die 2nd Shift

Experience level

4 years’ experience

Minimum experience

4+ years exp

Industry

manufacturing

Location requirements

On-site in Auburn, IN, US; no remote work allowed.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

read blueprintsuse measuring devicesmanual machinestroubleshooting

Preferred skills

DOL Journeymaninjection moldingsteel manufacturing

Specializations

tool and diemilling machineslathesgrindersinjection molding
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Auburn, IN, USA

On-site City