Whirlpool

Whirlpool

Tool and Die Maker - 2nd and 3rd Shift

Racine,Wisconsin,USA

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 14 days ago
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About the role

  • In 2024, the company reported approximately $17 billion in annual sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas - 44,000 employees, and 40 manufacturing and technology research centers.
  • Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.

Requirements

  • Lifting and Positioning: Ability to lift and carry objects up to 50 lbs.
  • Must be able to use hoists and cranes to position and secure heavy machined parts on worktables or surface plates.
  • Agility: Frequent bending, squatting, reaching, and the ability to work at various heights to secure parts in vises, V-blocks, and angle plates.
  • Complies with all safety and work rules and regulations for the assigned area, following all required safety practices.
  • Ability to stand and walk for the duration of an 8- to 12-hour shift on concrete shop floors.
  • Ability to lift and carry objects up to 50 lbs.
  • Frequent bending, squatting, reaching, and the ability to work at various heights to secure parts in vises, V-blocks, and angle plates.

Nice to have

  • Troubleshoots and repairs dies and tooling on the production floor, often working with presses.

Skills

  • Measures, marks, and scribes metal stock.
  • Sets up and operates various machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, and grinders, to machine parts.
  • Lifts and secures machined parts for work.
  • Smoothes flat and contoured surfaces using scrapers, abrasive stones, and power grinders.
  • Fits and assembles parts using hand tools.
  • Verifies dimensions, alignments, and clearances using precision instruments, including dial indicators, gauge blocks, and micrometers.
  • Heat-treats tools or parts.
  • May connect wiring and hydraulic lines for electrical and hydraulic components.
  • May examine existing tools and recommend design modifications.

Benefits

  • Excellent near-vision required for reading blueprints and using precision measuring tools.
  • This includes laying out metal stock, preparing and operating machine tools, and fitting and assembling parts.

This listing is sourced directly from Whirlpool's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.