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Tool & Die/Mould Maker
Interested in working for one of Canada's Top 100 Employers? We're an exciting, diverse and stable company that believes in the importance of collaboration and leverages state-of-the-art technology. Consider building your career with
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC)
and working from one of our three plants
located in Cambridge and Woodstock Ontario
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TMMC is only a few minutes from Highway 401. If travel is your concern, consider moving to the beautiful and picturesque Waterloo region through our relocation program. The Waterloo Region is a great place to live, work and play. It's a mid-sized community with all the amenities of a large urban centre along with the charm and character of a smaller rural community. The region has everything you need; community events, award-winning restaurants, evening entertainment, impressive Sports Complexes, the host to two highest-ranked Universities in the country and the best part, it's an affordable place to live that's substantially lower than National and Ontario averages.
WHEN YOU WORK WITH US, YOU WORK WITH THE BEST
What's in It for You?
Our operations provide a dynamic environment that challenges and rewards your technical skills. Our plants are clean and safe. Our people and the vehicles we build have won many of the industry's most prestigious awards.
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Relocation Allowance
• Competitive salary plus an afternoon and night shift premium, paid overtime and an annual bonus
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Benefits & Perks:
• Flexible Health Care Benefits starting on the date of hire
• Competitive Defined Contribution Pension with contribution matching by TMMC
• Vacation: 19 days of Paid Time Off, plus 14 Scheduled Days Off - 9 Statutory Holidays and 5 Floating Holidays that generally fall between Christmas and New Year (for full calendar year of employment)
• Tools and equipment provided
• Allowance for Uniforms
• Free membership to our onsite fitness center
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Training on equipment and technologies; tuition coverage for career development and personal interest courses
"I have been at TMMC for over 25 years and have moved through various stages of my personal life always knowing I had the job security needed to live my dreams."
-Team Member
Position Overview:
As a Tool and Die Maker you will be responsible for repairing, assembling and testing all types of tools for production readiness. Must have mechanical aptitude to support the shop with troubleshooting and repairing issues. You could be working in the Cambridge or Woodstock facility in the Plastics or Stamping department.
Responsibilities:
• Identify short term and long-term countermeasures for production problems that arise specifically when stamping aluminum and steel or injection moulding
• Troubleshoot part quality and formability problems such as splits/cracks, wrinkles/distortions or flash
• Identify flaws in the finished product or operation of tooling and take corrective action.
• Perform preventative maintenance on dies or moulds including electrical and mechanical checks in accordance with standardized procedures
• Troubleshoot and repair hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems that are commonly integrated within stamping dies
• Operate cranes to safely move and turn dies or moulds for preventative maintenance, repair, or operational needs
• Fit and assemble parts using a variety of hand tools
• Perform welding, hand finishing, grinding, and polishing
• Read and interpret drawings and specifications of tools, dies or moulds and related tooling equipment
• Operate a variety of machine tools to cut, turn, mill, plane, bore, grind, and shape the piece being worked on to a very specific dimension
• Perform basic administrative skills including computer data entry and documentation of work performed by written and electronic methods
• Participate in and provide On the Job Training with/to other Maintenance Team Members and Apprentices
Requirements:
• An Ontario or Inter-Provincial Tool & Die Maker (430A) Certificate of Qualification is required
• Completion of Apprenticeship as a Tool & Die Maker preferred or 7 years relevant experience
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience as a Licensed Tool & Die Maker
• Experience with CNC machining, employing 2D and 3D tool paths
• Experience with machining, mill, lathe, grinder
• Experience welding, grinding, polishing, hand finishing; A class finishing experience
• Experience using Master CAM, WorkNC, Solid Works, or CATIA
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional team members
• Mechanical and Electrical interest
• Proven ability to adapt to changing priorities and working conditions
• The flexibility to be situated in the Cambridge and/or Woodstock facility
• Ability to work rotating shifts
• Passion for teamwork, ongoing learning, continuous improvement and maintaining a respectful environment
To promote a comfortable, safe and productive work environment, as well as to comply with all federal, provincial and/or local laws, TMMC is a smoke free property.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at tmmc@psionline.com.
TMMC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe in enabling people of different ages, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions, colours, races, ancestries, citizenships, ethnic origins, places of origin, and creeds to work together and realize their full potential. TMMC is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation.
