Tool & Die Maker at Alkegen in Columbiana, OH

Tool & Die Maker

Location: Columbiana, Ohio

Job Requirements

Why work for us?

Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.

With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.

Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

Tool & Die

-Training as needed. To include issues from quality, safety, cleanliness, teamwork and total quality management.

-This position has the responsibility to assist fellow employees, report unsafe working conditions/equipment, and is involved with quality maintenance procedures.

-May halt production line/maintenance work related to product/die nonconformities.

-Maintain strict confidentiality regarding company business and products.

Job Responsibilities

• Constructing, altering, and repairing highly complex custom tools, molds, jigs, fixtures, and gauges
• Utilize toolroom equipment to ensure tooling is meet to customer specifications. Tools including lathe, milling machine, grinders, welders, drill press.
• Read, interpret, and analyze blueprints
• Ability to utilize measuring equipment such as tape measure, calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, and gauges.
• Perform routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs of dies.
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe work environment.

Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each necessary duty adequately. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

High School Graduate or equivalent preferable.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and blueprints. Has the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Has the ability to perform advanced mathematical functions in order to manage product inventory and balance operational budgets.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the necessary functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; talk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk or hear and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the necessary functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee can be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; and airborne particles, which in certain areas require the use of particulate masks (dust masks). The noise level in the work environment can be moderate. Both noise and air monitoring systems have been conducted to ensure proper safety concerns are met. Hours may vary somewhat and overtime can be required on weekends.

If you are interested in being part of a world class Manufacturing here at Alkegen then we would love to hear from you.

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.