When you join Daimler, you become an agent of change within our global community of people working to create a cleaner, safer, and more efficient world for today and tomorrow.  Through innovation at all levels, our teams ensure our world-changing brands continue to increase the quality of life and the business success of our customers, their customers, and the world around them. The Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) brand portfolio is second to none, and includes Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Detroit engines and components, Thomas Built Buses and Freightliner Custom Chassis.
 

We are the undisputed leader in the commercial vehicle market and the industry’s technology trendsetter.  Empowered by purpose, DTNA employees drive a Technology Revolution through innovative products and a customer-centric culture.  Our dedication to our customers and society does not end once our products hit the road.  That’s because we believe that business success and social responsibility go hand in hand. We immerse ourselves in our customer’s experience, and support the environmental responsibilities of our sites to ensure our products are the reliable, sustainable and the desired tools of the future!

 
 


 


 


Job Overview


 
·        Seeking a highly motivated Cutter Grinder Journeyman or with equivalent experience. Primary responsibilities include ability to program and run 5axis CNC grinding machines to produce production tooling. In addition the candidate will be setting up and measuring various production tooling.

 




Responsibilities 

·        Wiliness to interact and incorporate in a team structured working environment to meet customer demands

·        Communicate daily production problems and concerns with team members, team leader and management

·        Participate and follow current Detroit manufacturing practices including; Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Continuous Improvement, and S,Q,D,C,M metrics

·        Maintain equipment and department to fulfill 5s standards

·        Maintain and ensure high product and process quality by means of SPC gauging and utilizing measuring equipment

·        Read and follow departmental SWI’s and JES’s for tooling procedures 

·        Responsible for setting tooling using lighted machines (Zoller-Redomatic).

·        Responsible for all regrinding and reconditioning of end mills, drills, step drills, reamers, taps and all production process tooling.

·        Responsible for operating heat shrink machines to insert and remove tooling.

·        Responsible for setting all tooling on Heavy Duty blocks, bearing caps, heads, TCC, connecting rods and liners.  

·        Responsible for indexable blade cutters set using a height gage or indicator.

·        Be familiar with modern tool presetting machines like Zoller, Mapal

·        Familiarity with various tooling geometries

·        Must have experience and the ability to program, edit and run either Star or Saacke CNC Cutter Grinders running Numroto Software.

·        Must know how to sharpen all types of cutting tools including drills, step drills, reamers, gundrills , taps, & end mills.

·        Ability to interpret Tooling drawings and program CNC Grinders 

·        Must know how to use basic measuring gages like micrometers, dial indicators, calipers.

·        Must have working knowledge of all types of cutting tool inspection equipment including,

·        Comparator, PG-1000, Zoller pom Basic

·        Must be able to inspect your own work and complete inspection reports.