Engineering Jobs in Decorah, IA (NOW HIRING)

Tooling Toolmaker - 1st shift, M-F 7am-3pm, Pay Rate $23.23 + **Sign-on Bonus**
Make Your Mark. Shape Your Future.
STANLEY® Engineered Fastening is the global leader in precision fastening and assembly solutions, with a history spanning nearly 100 years. Our portfolio features industry-leading brands such as Avdel®, Integra™, Nelson®, Optima®, POP®, and Tucker®. We empower engineers in Automotive, Aerospace, and Industrial sectors with innovative products that ensure efficiency, reliability, and quality in manufacturing processes. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of innovation and creativity. Our skilled team develops, manufactures, and distributes cutting-edge fastening and joining solutions to meet modern engineering and manufacturing challenges.
It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join us and be part of a company at the forefront of technological evolution, delivering solutions that shape the future of the fastening industry.
What You'll Do
As a Tooling Toolmaker you'll be part of our manufacturing team located in Decorah, IA. You'll get to:
Under supervision learn to read blueprints, use gages and equipment for the purpose of making and reworking header and secondary tooling for fastener manufacturing.
Utilize and understand the purpose and operation of required toolroom equipment.
Capable of making header tooling and set-ups to die prints with minimal supervision to meet necessary quality and productivity requirements for heading and secondary departments.
Reads all manufacturing and tooling blueprints and select and prepare necessary tools to meet print tolerances.
Maintains back-up tooling required to eliminate header downtime and enhance production efficiencies.
Follows schedules and prioritizes duties based on needs and productivity requirements or assigned by supervisor or leadperson.
Knows and follows ISO & IATF16949 and SPC procedures pertaining to toolroom.
Provides assistance to header operators with tooling needs to produce parts to specified dimensions.
Initiates T.C.R.'s and E.C.'s as needed to improve tooling designs as well as updates setup sheets and reviews obsolete orders.
Recognizes the acceptable quality of draw dies.
Learn how to interpret tooling and production prints.
Utilize and understand all toolroom inspection equipment.
Maintain cleanliness of work area.
Follow company safety guidelines.
Learn preventative maintenance procedures.
Follow all safety rules.
Performs all other duties as requested by Supervisor or Leadperson.
Must be available to work overtime as needed.
Who You Are
You always strive to do a good job...but wouldn't it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality - at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You're not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have:
Required Skills:
High School diploma or GED equivalent.
Strong mechanical ability.
General shop knowledge.
Basic math skills.
Good human relations skills.
Knowledge in IATF16949 and ISO14001 requirements.
Preferred Skills & Abilities:
Educational certification in industrial-related field.
Header or tooling experience.
Tools Used:
Basic toolroom equipment ( lathes, grinders, and cut-off saws)
Basic inspection equipment ( micrometers, calipers, and indicators)
What You'll Receive
You'll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

What's more, you'll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors and everyday heroes all over the world. We're more than the #1 tools and storage company, with a leading presence in engineered fastening. We're visionaries. Industry 4.0 innovators. As successful as we've been in the past, we have so much further to go. That's where you come in. Join us!
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status or any other protected characteristic.
We Don't Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.
Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you'll get the unique chance to impact some of the world's most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.
Who We Are
We're the World's largest tool company. We're industry visionaries. We're solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art "smart factory" products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.
Benefits & Perks
You'll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.
What You'll Also Get
Career Opportunity: Career paths aren't linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
Learning & Development:
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you'll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that's how the best work gets done. You'll find we like to have fun here, too.
Purpose-Driven Company:
You'll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.
EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status or any other protected characteristic.
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