Tooling Technician

Flex

  • Columbia, SC
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 9 days ago
Job Posting Start Date 08-25-2025 Job Posting End DateFlex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.Job SummaryResponsible to set up, operate, or tend milling or planning machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces. A job as a Tooling Technician falls under the broader career category of Milling and Planning Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.Principle Accountabilities:
  • Position and secure work pieces on machines, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists.
  • Remove work pieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
  • Select and install cutting tools and other accessories according to specifications, using hand tools or power tools.
  • Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
  • Observe milling or planning machine operation and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.
  • Verify alignment of work pieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers.
  • Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and work pieces in relation to each other, and to start machines.
  • Replace worn tools, using hand tools, and sharpen dull tools, using bench grinders.
  • Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess work piece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed, and sequences of operations.
  • Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of work pieces or machines, according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
  • Turn valves or pull levers to start and regulate the flow of coolant or lubricant to work areas.
  • Move cutters or material manually or by turning hand wheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to mill work pieces to specifications.
  • Record production output.
  • Make templates or cutting tools.
  • Mount attachments and tools such as pantographs, engravers, or routers to perform other operations such as drilling or boring.
  • Sets-up and operate all conventional tool room machinery to manufacture and repair gages, tooling, and cathodes.
  • Precisely handworks cathodes and performs coating operations on cathodes and tools.
  • Completes routers properly with inspection information for each part run, if applicable, and uses logbooks to communicate between shifts.
  • Perform routine maintenance for machine performance to prevent potential problems.
  • Assemble new tools, gages, and cathodes.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned by management.
What you'll receive for the great work you provide:
  • Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability
  • Matching 401(k) Contributions
  • Vacation and Paid Sick Time
  • Tuition Reimbursement
Job Category Production EngineeringIs Sponsorship Available? NoFlex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email accessibility@flex.com and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).

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