Press Tooling Designer

DATE: March 3, 2026

TITLE: Press Tooling Designer

REPORTS TO: Press Tooling Manager

STATUS: Full Time/Hourly Non-Exempt (40 hrs./week; additional hours as needed to support organization and individual goals)

LOCATION: Thumb Tool & Engineering – Bad Axe, MI

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent; or 1 to 2 years previous experience.
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office)
• Basic extrusion press knowledge
• Strong communication skills
• Quality focused
• Excellent customer service
• Mechanically minded
• Strong organizational skills
• Customer Service skills

Job Preferences:

• Ability to think critically
• Advanced computer skills: Computer Aided Design (CAD) and AS400 experience
• Advanced computer skills: Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook
• Strong math skills
• Manufacturing experience
• Ability to learn and adapt
• Ability to analyze information
• Six sigma yellow belt or equivalent
• Detail oriented

Job Summary: Prepares clear, complete, and accurate working plans and detailed drawings necessary to manufacture desired tooling from rough or detailed sketches, notes, or customer input requirements, by performing the essential job functions.

Essential Job Functions:

• Review purchase orders, parts prints, and other customer requirements to create a design
• Receives inspection information for Rework dummy blocks and communicates with customer as needed
• Performs inspections of rework containers and communicates with customer as needed.
• Performs inspection of miscellaneous rework press tooling and communicates with customers as needed
• Receives and processes customer orders
• Creates rough drawings with the use of CAD
• Adjusts or changes rough drawings
• Draws and saves finished designs from rough drawings
• Assemble final package for manufacturing
• Performs and documents specified inspection criteria
• Communicates with internal and external customers
• Quotes press tooling to customers
• Time tracking and cost analysis reporting

Questions: Please contact Brianne Pfaff via email [email protected] or at (989) 269-9731 with any questions. As a part of the hiring process, your current supervisor may be contacted for a reference.