The Company
Founded in 1946, HI-LEX is a leading supplier of window regulators, door modules, power lift gate systems, and mechanical control cables primarily serving the automotive industry, but also the power sports, marine, construction equipment, and medical device sectors. Headquartered in Takarazuka, Japan (near Osaka), and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), HI-LEX employs more than 12,000 associates across its global footprint.
In the Americas region, HI-LEX has grown steadily in the region, and now has ten (10) manufacturing facilities across the the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. In the U.S., HI-LEX operates under three divisions: HI-LEX America in Battle Creek, Michigan; HI-LEX Controls in Hudson, Litchfield, and Hazel Park, Michigan; and Daedong HI-LEX of America in Cusseta, Alabama. The company’s automotive center is in Rochester Hills, Michigan which consists of Finance, Sales, Engineering, Testing, Program Management, Human Resources, Purchasing and IT.
Position Summary
Perform duties to build, repair and maintain all tooling so that it performs to the required safety, quality and production standards, Works to make tooling improvement as required, make detail and fixtures as required.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Work from Complicated blue prints, work orders, sketches or instructions.
- Disassemble, clean and reassemble tooling, jigs, fixtures, etc.
- Disassemble troubleshooting tooling, quality issues,
- Ability to weld all types tooling steel & repair machines as required.
- Ability to make complicated details and fixtures from examples.
- Ability to make best practice calls on complicated tool repairs.
- Acquire any additional skill to set up and operate tool room equipment such as a lathe, mill, surface grinder, drill press, EDM sinker & wire etc., used to perform the required work.
- Follow all safety rules and keep the work area in a clean and orderly condition.
- Ability to repair damaged or broken details and or make new as required.
- Ability to operate presses for tooling adjustments & required repairs.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Education
- Completed required apprenticeship schooling.
Functional Experience
- Has strong understanding of safety procedures around Stamping equipment & large tooling.
- Has strong understanding of reading material strips to troubleshoot die conditions & diagnose required repairs needed.
- Has a strong understanding of stamping die design & operation.
Industry Experience
- Experience in automotive tooling
- Experience in the automotive production environment.
Core Competencies
- Able to diagnose and repair all types of tooling that Hi-lex runs
Physical Requirements
- Lift dies with assistance of an overhead crane.
- Factory environment with noise from the manufacturing environment.
- Exposure to moving equipment parts, electrical shock, and also exposed to possible burns from hot die castings.
- Possible serious injury due to carelessness around equipment (Lathe, Mill, Surface Grinder, Drill Press, etc.)
- Occasionally lift, carry, or move objects weighing more than 50 pounds.
- Regularly lift, carry or move objects weighing more than 25 pounds.
Other Requirements
- Covers for vacations or absenteeism of operators on different shifts.
- Uses hand tools, cranes, grinders, calipers and gauges.
- May use power industrial trucks, and hand pallet jack.
- Interacts with manufacturing on potential quality problems & determines appropriate counter measures.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks in a high volume work environment.
Skills Required
- Completed required apprenticeship schooling
- Experience in automotive tooling
- Experience in an automotive production environment
- Strong understanding of safety procedures around stamping equipment and large tooling
- Ability to read complicated blueprints, material strips, work orders, sketches and instructions
- Ability to disassemble, clean, troubleshoot and reassemble tooling, jigs and fixtures
- Ability to weld tooling steel and perform machine repairs
- Ability to machine and fabricate complicated details and fixtures (lathe, mill, surface grinder, drill press)
- Experience operating EDM sinker and wire equipment
- Ability to operate presses for tooling adjustments and repairs
- Ability to lift dies with overhead crane and use cranes, calipers and gauges
- Ability to use power industrial trucks and hand pallet jack
What We Do
HI-LEX is a leading supplier of window regulators, door modules, and mechanical control cables for the automotive industry. The company specializes in the manufacture and sale of remote-controlling mechanical cables and accessories for vehicles, construction and industrial machinery, household and welfare appliances, medical equipment, and marine vessels. Its mission is to be a world-class automotive supplier by providing quality and cost-effective products on a global scale.
