Precision Tool and Die Technician

Worthington Manufacturing • Chilton, WI

1d • $35 • Onsite

About The Position

Step onto 3rd shift and keep our press tooling at its best Imagine starting your night at 10:00 pm in our 300+ employee union facility in Chilton, WI. You review the night’s production priorities, check tooling status, and walk the floor—safety first, verifying lockout/tagout is followed. You’ll move between the toolroom and the presses, disassembling and rebuilding dies, machining components on lathes, mills, and surface grinders, and dialing in equipment to hit tight specs. By 6:00 am, you’ve left the area spotless, completed your documentation, and handed off a stable process for the next shift. Compensation and benefits Hourly rate up to $35 (experience-based) $1.50/hour shift premium $5,000 sign-on bonus Medical, dental, and vision coverage on day one A respectful, growth-focused workplace with on-site barber/hair salon and fitness center Your impact Execute all tasks safely; follow all plant safety standards and procedures, including LOTO Support production quality and throughput by building, repairing, and maintaining dies, fixtures, and machine tools Set up, troubleshoot, and make advanced adjustments to equipment to sustain quality output Recreate or modify parts with or without blueprints Contribute to facility-wide continuous improvement and automation initiatives Maintain a clean, organized work area and complete required paperwork Assist teammates and take on additional duties as assigned Uphold Worthington Enterprises’ philosophy and ethical, legal, and contractual practices

Requirements

• Proficiency with lathes, mills, and surface grinders
• Strong blueprint reading and math skills; ability to inspect in-process parts to ±0.0005" tolerance
• Capability to work independently and handle cross-functional tasks
• Comfort collaborating with maintenance, electrical, engineering, quality, and production teams
• Fluency converting metric and English measurements
• Experience observing operations, diagnosing issues, and correcting out-of-tolerance conditions
• Interpersonal leadership, effective problem solving, and professional written/verbal communication
• Customer focus, urgency, and commitment to team success
• Strong computer skills
• 2–5 years as a machinist, tool and die technician, or similar (required)
• Hands-on die maintenance (sharpening, repair, grinding, timing, modification) (required)
• Ability to read complex drawings and fabricate appropriate components (required)
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs

Nice To Haves

• Machinist certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Execute all tasks safely; follow all plant safety standards and procedures, including LOTO
• Support production quality and throughput by building, repairing, and maintaining dies, fixtures, and machine tools
• Set up, troubleshoot, and make advanced adjustments to equipment to sustain quality output
• Recreate or modify parts with or without blueprints
• Contribute to facility-wide continuous improvement and automation initiatives
• Maintain a clean, organized work area and complete required paperwork
• Assist teammates and take on additional duties as assigned
• Uphold Worthington Enterprises’ philosophy and ethical, legal, and contractual practices
• Hands-on support for tooling changeovers, press startups, and meeting quality specifications
• Participation in new-tool tryouts; verification that samples meet spec
• Multitasking across multiple pieces of equipment

Benefits

• $1.50/hour shift premium
• $5,000 sign-on bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage on day one
• A respectful, growth-focused workplace with on-site barber/hair salon and fitness center

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED