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Job Title: Die Repair Technician

Job Description

We are seeking skilled Tool & Die Repair Technicians responsible for the daily maintenance, upkeep, and repair of all dies on the plant floor. This role is crucial to support production and meet quality expectations.

Responsibilities

+ Perform die maintenance on all types of dies.

+ Use micrometers, calipers, and gauges to verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts.

+ Set up and operate lathes, mills, and bench grinders to cut, bore, grind, and shape to specific dimensions.

+ Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specific lengths or shapes using power and hand tools.

+ Resolve machine, tooling, and setup problems that may arise.

+ Utilize grinding and welding instruments to repair, complete, or perform preventive maintenance on dies.

+ Work inside the tool room and the press to repair progressive and transfer dies.

+ Read, interpret, and work with part/tool drawings.

Essential Skills

+ Experience in die maintenance and die repair.

+ Proficiency with tool and die, welding, stamping press, and hand tools.

+ Ability to perform die tryout, die casting, and die assembly.

+ Experience with stamping, progressive die, and transfer die.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Must have the ability to rebuild and repair die sections for transfer and progressive dies.

+ Must be capable of repairing dies both in the tool room and inside presses.

+ Ability to operate CNC and manual mills and lathes.

+ Candidates must have their own tools.

+ 2-3 years of die repair experience required for entry-level positions.

+ 5-10 years of experience preferred for senior-level positions.

+ Die welding experience is preferred.

Why Work Here?

Our company offers a supportive work environment with a focus on employee well-being. We provide a 401k match of 2% and comprehensive health insurance including medical and dental benefits. The work culture emphasizes flexibility and team collaboration, making it an ideal place for growth and development.

Work Environment

Join a dynamic, Tier 2, non-union facility spread across a 250,000 square foot stamping plant on 60 acres. Work with advanced equipment, including 59 stamping presses and a 7 press tandem line. Our facility boasts toggle presses up to 3250 tons and coil-fed progressive die capability of up to 3,000 tons. Shifts available: 1st Shift from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM and 2nd Shift from 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM, Monday through Friday. Please be available for weekend work as needed based on workload.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Belleville, Michigan.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $27.00 - $38.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Belleville,MI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.