Tool & Die Technician - 2nd Shift
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 5, 2026. ABB scores A on the Alion truth index.
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This position reports to:
Continuous Improvement Manager__
Your role and responsibilities (Mandatory)
The person in this position will trouble-shoot and develop a plan of action and then repair injection and compression molds and progressive dies. This person must have the ability to retain the knowledge required for mold changeovers. They are expected to work safely and keep up 5S in their work areas
The work model for the role is on-site in Portland, TN.
Major Responsibilities/Activities:
- Troubleshoot injection and compression molds and progressive dies and develop a plan of action and then repair the molds and dies to produce quality molded and stamped parts.
- Work from engineering drawings, parts and sketches to fabricate jigs, fixtures and replacement parts for production machinery, molds and dies.
- Repair cylinders, install and adjust proximity switches on molds that have cams and slide actions using their knowledge of hydraulics and programmable logic controllers.
- Prepare sketches to fabricate broken sections of molds and dies. Repair the damage by welding, using precision hand tools and machinery generally associated with a machine shop, to include burning with an EDM machine to restore the original contour.
- Make minor repairs to molds in presses such as polishing gates and details and remove stuck parts.
- Conduct mold changeovers in a timely manner by retrieving and storing inserts.
Basic Qualifications:
- High School Diploma/GED
- May accept previous work experience in the Tool & Die field in lieu of diploma
- 3-5 years experience in Tool & Die repairing and building of compression and injection molds and progressive dies
- Working knowledge of hydraulics and programmable logic controllers.
- Must have the ability to make technical decisions involved with mold & die repair to include replacement & fitting of parts.
- Ability to determine the cause of mold malfunctions and design a plan to correct the problems.
- Ability to retain the knowledge of mold changeovers.
- Tig welding experience.
- Electrical ability to check operation of heaters, thermocouples and heat controllers.
- Familiarity with three plate mold operations and hot runner systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Technical education
Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
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