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Tool Maker

Putnam Plastics
  • Connecticut
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Putnam Plastics Corporation (PPC) is the industry leading manufacture of life-saving medical devices components for over 40 years. We are looking for people who want to invest in their future, the future of PPC and our PPC community. Please refer to our website at putnamplastics.com/about/career-opportunities for more information. This is a summary only. We are an EEO employer. 
     
    Summary: Tool Makers operate in a team environment to fabricate tooling, jigs, fixtures and components for specialty equipment in support of the manufacture of catheters, specialty tubing, specialty rods and medical device sub-assemblies using standard tool making machinery.
     
    Essential duties and responsibilities: 
    • Fabricates tips and dies and all other extrusion components for extrusion operations using manual lathes and surface grinders following prints. 
    • Programs and generates tool path geometry and enters programming into Computer Numeric Control (CNC) to produce two dimensional features.
    • Measure fabricated tooling and key dimensions of fabricated jigs, fixtures and specialty equipment components using optical micrometer, vernier calipers, pin gages, snap gages, had micrometers and compares measurements to prints to ensure fabrication of quality tooling. 
    • Completes all required documentation in accordance with Work Instructions and company policies ensuring workflow measures are recorded and Drawing Rev. Control is maintained for all tooling fabricated to support production and special projects.
    • Polish tooling, measure surface finish using comparison gages.
    • Fulfills all work functions in accordance with established work instructions, ISO policies and company safety policies. 
    • Assists with tool assembly area: cleaning, polishing. 
    Qualifications: 
    • High school diploma, technical school diploma or equivalent.
    • Ability to read and interpret documents including specifications, drawings, work instructions, safety rules, procedures, manuals and Safety data sheets. 
    • 3-5 years hand on machine shop experience. 
    • Strong math skills including geometry.
    Physical Requirements: (with or without the aid of mechanical) The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
    • Regularly required to stand, sit, walk, use hands to input, handle or feel, use of arms to reach, able to hear and talk.  Must have dexterity to work with small pieces.
    • Works with mechanical parts and vibration.
    • Works in a manufacturing environment.
     
     

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationConnecticut
    Websitehttps://www.putnamplastics.com/about/career-opportunities/

    Skills

    • CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) Systemsunmatched
    • Catheterizationunmatched
    • Computer Programmingunmatched
    • Corporate Policiesunmatched
    • Data Entryunmatched
    • Datasheetsunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • Extrusionunmatched
    • Geometryunmatched
    • High School Diplomaunmatched
    • Housekeeping/Cleaningunmatched
    • ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
    • Latheunmatched
    • Machine Toolunmatched
    • Machiningunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Mathematicsunmatched
    • Medical Equipmentunmatched
    • Pay-Per-Click Advertisingunmatched
    • Physical Demandsunmatched
    • Polishingunmatched
    • Production Supportunmatched
    • Safety Processunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched

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