_{22nd August, 2025}

Die Setter #1034754
Job Description:
Being part of a focused, energized team brings great personal satisfaction. Come join our team where you will have the opportunity for leadership, vision and the chance to work with exciting people.
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Our commitment to safety is unwavering.
• Before operating the press, it's crucial to ensure all safety mechanisms are in place and properly functioning.
• Adhering to all safety standards and guidelines as outlined in the company handbook is not just a requirement, but a reflection of our dedication to your well-being.
• Installing tooling: This involves assembling, setting up, and troubleshooting tooling, such as die cavities, upper and lower punches, and any necessary core rods, into the press.

 
Skills Required:       

• Must be familiar with a Cincinnati 550-ton press.
• Perform PMs as required.
• Keeps tools and supplies organized according to shop-floor criteria. Operating the press
• Adjusting the press involves calibrating various settings, such as pressure, compaction speed, and dwell time, to achieve the desired density and dimensions of the compacted part.
• As a press operator, your role in inspecting parts is crucial.
• You'll be responsible for ensuring the compacted parts' dimensions, weights, and density meet specifications.
• Your constant review of parts processed after the delube oven to make necessary adjustments is a key part of our quality control process.
• If any problems arise during the compaction process or delube oven, such as defects or malfunctions, troubleshoot and implement solutions;
• if the problem continues, stop production for nonconforming or suspect product.

 
Maintaining records

• Production records, including the quantity of pieces produced, scrap, suspect material, and any issues encountered, along with adjustments made, are maintained.
• Fill out survey sheets as required for the tooling used.
• Assist in sorting and rework of discrepant preforms/forgings as required. Performing daily 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) as required.
• Perform tap & go on shift change.
• Participate in maintenance activities as required.
• Active participation in improvement suggestions or projects.

 
Experience Required:         

• Must be shift flexible, including weekends as required Powder metal experience is mandatory for this role
• Analytical skills
• Powder metal compacting (5+ years preferred)
• Manufacturing experience in Metal Forging is preferred
• Hands-on experience with mechanical/hydraulic presses (Cincinnati 550) for powdered metal compacting
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment
• Knowledge of forging presses, die setup, material flow, and robot knowledge
• Familiarity with the metallurgical properties of ferrous/non-ferrous powders and forgings,
• Blueprint reading and GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
• Quality inspection tools: micrometers, hardness testers, CMM

 
Education Required:

• High School or GED equivalent

 
Additional Info:
 
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is a financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused, operating in nearly half of the states in the U.S., Europe and India.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
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