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Overview

At Greene, Tweed, you'll find cutting-edge technology and world-class polymer expertise in an environment that embraces diversity and celebrates success. This Toolmaker Level 2 position on the 2nd shift involves performing various machining tasks and collaborating with team members to produce quality tooling.

Responsibilities

  • Comply with all federal and state environmental, health and safety regulations.
  • Set up and operate various manual and CNC equipment to produce molds, dies, fixtures, gauges, and cutting tools.
  • Perform highly diversified machining of complicated molds and tooling.
  • Be proficient at manual machining and milling complex tooling projects.
  • Perform all complex Wire EDM work.
  • Hold intricate tolerances on all tooling being produced.
  • Check blueprints and perform necessary mathematical calculations.
  • Perform miscellaneous and complex grinding operations.
  • Provide feedback to Tool Designers to improve tooling manufacturing.
  • Support successful work transition from shift to shift in a team environment.
  • Record all information on the GT data collection system.
  • Make revisions and repairs to all types of tooling as necessary.
  • Perform miscellaneous duties in the Tool Shop as assigned.
  • Give direction to lower class employees involved in tooling manufacture.
  • Assist Tool Maintenance Machinists in the Mold Prep/Weld areas as required.
  • Perform 5S functions including maintaining equipment fluids and general housekeeping.
  • Notify Supervisor of any problems in the manufacturing process.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma / GED or equivalent experience.
  • Must have attained Greene, Tweed & Co. Toolmaker Level 2 or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 1 year as a Toolmaker Level 1 combined with 4-5+ years relevant machining experience.
  • Two years of the four-year apprenticeship program can apply as relevant experience.
  • Proficient with operating computers, including searching, saving, and editing files.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently read and interpret production drawings and work instructions.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. without mechanical assistance.
  • Ability to work for long periods in a standing position.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • 2nd Shift / 2:45 PM - 11:00 PM
  • Location: Kulpsville, PA
  • Position Type: KV Union
  • Job Family/Grade: 15

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
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How this job compares in Kulpsville, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Pennsylvania currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$33/hr across 134 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Kulpsville, PA

Kulpsville, PA currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 266 other active welding openings from 176 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Kulpsville, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

Greene Tweed currently has 5 other openings live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Phillips Tank & Structure (8), Johnson Controls (6), and JB Poindexter Company (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $33/hr, Braddock at $31/hr, and York at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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