Die Setter
Role Overview
• Follow all environmental, health, and safety requirements
• Understand and follow safety programs, including Lockout/Tagout, confined space, and workplace organization requirements
• Work safely at all times and support compliance with 5S initiatives
• Participate in problem-solving and continuous improvement activities to improve quality and reduce scrap
• Initiate quality alerts as needed to communicate changes to control plans, process instructions, or acceptance standards
• Support Statistical Process Control (SPC) activities, including auditing X-bar and R charts and training associates on SPC requirements
• Monitor and understand critical process characteristics, control dimensions, weights, and other statistical requirements
• Coordinate prototype, tool layout, and PPAP activities while ensuring customer requirements are met
• Support the development and maintenance of Process FMEAs, Control Plans, Reaction Plans, Process Sheets, Work Instructions, Standardized Work, JSAs, and related quality documentation
• Ensure required gauging, inspection equipment, and documentation are available to support process control plans
• Assist with product and process experimentation, testing, and validation activities
• Monitor product quality and manufacturing processes through regular interaction with engineering, supervisors, and production associates
• Maintain a thorough understanding of press setup, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance activities
• Perform and support mix changes, cleaning activities, cut ups, and weight adjustments as required
• Start up, shut down, monitor, and adjust delube processes in accordance with established control plans
• Review and support departmental performance metrics and operational objectives
• Provide training and technical support to promote a safe and efficient manufacturing environment
• Meet physical requirements as outlined in the Physical Demand Analysis
• Other duties as assigned
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About Dauch:
Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Visit www.dauch.com to learn more.
Dauch will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. Dauch will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail [email protected]. Dauch is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
About Dauch Corporation
Driveline and metal forming supplier for the automotive industry.
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