Tool & Die Maker - Stamping Operations

Location: Markham, Ontario
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time | On-Site
Compensation: $38.00–$42.00 per hour, based on experience

The Opportunity

An established Canadian manufacturer is seeking an experienced Tool & Die Maker to support its metal-stamping operation in Markham.

This is a hands-on role for an experienced toolmaker who enjoys troubleshooting, solving production problems and taking pride in keeping dies—and the operation—performing properly.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Competitive compensation: $38.00–$42.00 per hour, based on experience.

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental and other group benefits.

• Stable, long-term employment: Join an established Canadian manufacturer with decades of stamping and tooling experience.

• Skilled, meaningful work: Apply your technical knowledge to real tooling challenges—not narrowly repetitive production work.

• Varied tooling environment: Work with progressive and transfer dies supporting a range of stamping equipment.

• Visible impact: Your workmanship directly affects quality, uptime and production performance.

• Experienced team: Work alongside people who understand tooling and value

• skilled trades expertise.

What You'll Be Doing

Tooling Maintenance and Repair

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on stamping dies.

• Diagnose tooling problems and complete emergency repairs to minimize production downtime.

• Repair, replace, fit and assemble tooling components.

• Manufacture or modify parts for dies, production equipment and other plant machinery.

• Clean, inspect and prepare dies according to the production schedule.

Troubleshooting and Production Support

• Investigate tooling-related quality and production problems and determine the appropriate corrective action.

• Support tooling tryouts and verify proper operation before release to production.

• Check repaired or manufactured components for dimensional accuracy, clearances and alignment.

• Communicate tooling concerns, required repairs and potential delays to tooling leadership.

• Ensure dies are production-ready and respond promptly when tooling issues threaten scheduled output.

Tool Room and Quality

• Read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications and GD&T.

• Operate conventional tool-room equipment and use precision measuring instruments.

• Record completed maintenance and repairs within the company's ERP system.

• Support 5S, workplace safety, continuous improvement and established quality requirements.

What You Bring

• Five or more years of tooling maintenance and repair experience.

• Hands-on experience with dies in a metal-stamping production environment.

• Strong knowledge of progressive and/or transfer dies.

• Proven troubleshooting, fitting, repair and precision-measurement skills.

• Ability to read engineering drawings and understand GD&T.

• Ontario 430A Tool and Die Maker certification or equivalent Red Seal is preferred.

• A dependable, safety-conscious and collaborative approach.