Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a global Fortune 200 diversified manufacturing company that delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking, and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries. ITW, with approximately 14.1 billion dollars in global revenues, operates 7 major segments with businesses in 57 countries that employ approximately 45,000 women and men. These talented individuals, many of whom have specialized engineering or scientific expertise, contribute to our global leadership in innovation. We are proud of our broad portfolio of more than 16,000 active patents.
StampTech Fasteners TM Division Description:
The ITW StampTech Fastener Division serves the major OEMs and Tier suppliers in the North American automotive market. The division supplies stamped metal fasteners and engineered fastener assemblies that leverage our deep-draw stamping technologies. The annual revenue for the division is approximately $160M. Locations include Gallatin, TN, Lexington, KY & Naugatuck, CT.
The Division drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering. In addition to ITW’s industry leading research and development capabilities, StampTech Fasteners TM enhances our customers’ competitive advantage by maintaining advanced engineering and manufacturing facilities in North America, exchanging product, process, and benchmarking information with sister units worldwide and continually improving processes, material, and designs to ensure every product provides value and meets customer expectations.
This opportunity is an entry-level, career starting position within the automotive manufacturing industry with a highly successful fortune 200 company. A successful candidate must possess prior experience working in the tool and die trade or previous experience in a manufacturing environment and must meet the basic qualifications for the position and possess an interest/passion for learning the tool and die trade. To be qualified for an Apprenticeship role, the candidate must satisfy at least 2000 hours of the on the On-the-Job Learning section of the Tool and Die Apprenticeship Registered Apprenticeship framework.
Apprentices completing this program will acquire the basic skills and qualifications necessary to grow into a fully trained Tool and Die Maintenance role. This program is intended to be completed in 4 years; where the apprentice will satisfy all requirements to obtain a Tool and Die Certification provided by the Tennessee Department of Labor in partnership with ITW StampTech Fasteners. These requirements are outlined below:
8,000 hours of on-the-job technical learning
576 hours of online related technical instruction
Primary Key Responsibilities
•Studies specifications such as blueprints, sketches, models, or descriptions, and visualizes product to determine materials required and machines to be used to fabricate parts.
•Computes dimensions, plans layout, and determines assembly method and sequence of operations.
•Measures, marks, and scribes metal stock for machining.
•Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathes, milling machine, and grinder, to machine parts, and verifies conformance of machined parts to specifications.
•Lifts machined parts and positions and secures parts on surface plate or worktable.
•Smooths flat and contoured surfaces and power grinders and fits and assembles parts together and into assemblies and mechanisms.
•Connect sensors in dies to ensure quality
•Verifies dimensions, alignments, and clearances.
•Examines standard or previously used dies, tools, and jigs and fixtures, and recommends design modifications regarding construction and function of part.
•Develops specifications from general descriptions for specialty tools and draws or sketches design of product.
•Maintains a safe, clean, and organized work environment at all times.
•Daily 5S Responsibilities as well as 5s & LPA Audit completion
•Cross-train with department co-workers to increase the knowledge, flexibility, and efficiency of the overall ITW team.
•Maintains equipment including daily inspections.
•Follow all rules, regulations and work processes set forth by the company.
•Hold self-accountable to create and maintain a safe working environment.
•Competently perform all tasks with a focus on safety within a fast-paced environment.
•Contributes to team effort by focusing on continuous improvement and success for the entire team.
•From time to time, personnel may be assigned other duties for the purpose of training, additional assistance or for other reasons as needed necessary by management.