Tool & Die Maker

Tool & Die Maker

Stamping Section

Company Overview: Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. or “SIA”, located in Lafayette, Indiana, is the only Subaru vehicle manufacturing facility outside of Japan. SIA is a 4.4 million square foot automotive OEM – meaning our manufacturing process begins with coils of steel and ends with the high-quality vehicles you see out on the roads. We employ 6500+ Associates, both production and administrative, all under one roof.  SIA is the safest automotive manufacturing plant in the United States and is also a staple in the community due to its numerous fundraising activities held onsite, donations to local charities and plentiful volunteer opportunities. SIA is a frontrunner in environmental conservation being the first Zero-Landfill automotive manufacturing plant and the first to have its campus designated a backyard wildlife habitat. SIA has grown tremendously since its 1989 beginnings and continues to be an example of success within the automotive industry.

Primary responsibilities: 

• Metal Stamping die background
• Experience with heavy presses, blank, transfer, and progressive dies - repairing and maintaining.
• A-surface end products. I.e. Large products, exposed panels.
• Maintenance skills: Welding (stick & Tig preferred).
• Analytical skills
• Mechanical skills
• Math & Computer skills
• Tool Room equipment knowledge (mills, lathes, grinders, drill presses).
• Physical demands: must be able to move objects and use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue. Constant movement and use of limbs; this position requires good manual dexterity, coordination, and stamina.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3 years tool & die experience

• Class-A experience
• Tool & Die, Die Maker, Die Setter, Tooling, Tool Room, Machinist, Machining

• Metal Stamping die background
• Experience with heavy presses, blank, transfer, and progressive dies - repairing and maintaining.
• surface end products. I.e., Large products, exposed panels.
• Maintenance skills: Welding (stick & Tig preferred).
• Tool Room equipment knowledge (mills, lathes, grinders, drill presses).
• HS diploma or GED 

Preferred Qualifications:

Tool & Die, Die Maker, Die Setter, Tooling, Tool Maker, Tool Room, Machinist, Machining

• Automotive die background (3+ years)
• Journeyman or apprenticeship card
• Draw die repair: taking damaged die and using techniques such as heat raising or welding and then finishing by hand
• In-Press Troubleshooting: Splits, buckles, slivers, distortion
• Draw bead repair
• Scrap fall troubleshooting
• Die Timing, Die setting
• Steel and aluminum end-product experience
• Nest panel to the lower die and scrap cutters
• Die spotting. Able to ready the high spot in the panel and make the correct decision on where metal is to be removed or added
• Understand material flow in the draw
• Balance the draw die
• Squaring up lower and upper die cutters
• Able to identify tight and loose trim by examining the trimmed edge of the panel
• Setup, operation, and basic G code programming for CNC equipment
• Overhead crane experience
• Plastic injection experience

Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce.