Tool & Die Maintenance Team Member

Date: Oct 1, 2024

Location: Westpoint, GA, US, 31833

Company: Kia Georgia, Inc.

General Summary

Perform work requirements in an automotive manufacturing environment to meet production and quality needs.

Essential Primary Duties and Responsibilities

  • Perform maintenance on automotive dies for improving dimensional and surface quality of Stamping panels and to support Production to mass produce automobiles
  • Perform a variety of mechanical functions, such as corrective and predictive maintenance on automotive dies, automation, die pneumatics, welding, etc.
  • Operate large machinery such as Stamping Try-Out Press, CNC, lathe, and surface grinder, and mill, break press, straight cut shear, drill press, and TIG, MIG, ARC welders
  • Operate small machines such as saw, grinder, mill, and drill
  • Operate overhead crane and perform lifting and rigging in a safe manner
  • Repair and confirm die trim line steels, clearances, die scrap cutters, and defects such as updings, downdings, and flange lengths
  • Troubleshoot panel formability problems while developing short term and long term countermeasures and have a good understanding of forming die operations
  • Perform die washing operations per monthly schedule
  • Perform die hand grinding and stoning techniques
  • Attend all required training as assigned
  • Comply with and promote company practices in the areas of SQECP (Safety, Quality, Efficiency, Cost, and People)

Qualifications and Job Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Job-related experience in a manufacturing / industrial / warehousing / distribution environment preferred
  • Ability to perform physical and exertional tasks and meeting other essential position requirements including social and physical environmental factors
  • Position may require occasional travel (domestic and/or foreign)
  • Flexibility in working hours including ability to work day, evening and night rotating shifts, daily overtime, weekends, and holidays

Specialized Skills and Knowledge Required

Competencies

  • People
  • Teamwork
  • Customer
  • Collaboration
  • Challenge
  • Globality
  • Safety
  • Quality
  • Attendance
  • Conscientiousness
  • Efficiency
  • Development


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