Job Details

Iroquois Industries is seeking an experienced Die Setter to join our manufacturing team. The Die Setter is responsible for setting up and operating heavy-duty metal stamping presses while ensuring safe, efficient, and quality-focused production. This position plays a critical role in minimizing downtime, maintaining production standards, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with progressive and line dies, heavy-tonnage stamping presses, and material handling equipment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Safety

• Set up press feeding, lubrication, and safety equipment, including pullbacks and light curtains.
• Set up palm stands and control buttons and verify proper safety distance from the operator station to the point of operation.
• Clean the press and die area by removing clamps, bolts, scrap, and debris before and after die changeovers.
• Operate forklifts and overhead cranes safely while transporting dies, coils, and production materials.
• Follow all company safety policies, lockout/tagout procedures, and OSHA requirements.

Production

• Set up and change over progressive and line dies on heavy-duty stamping presses.
• Measure and adjust the press ram to accommodate die setup requirements.
• Align dies and set up air cushions to ensure proper press operation.
• Secure dies to the press ram and bed using appropriate tooling and hardware.
• Position metal strip or workpieces into dies and verify proper feeder operation.
• Reposition parts through multi-stage die operations as required.
• Set up scrap and finished-part chutes to maintain efficient material flow.
• Remove dies from presses upon completion of production and properly tag dies requiring repair or maintenance before returning them to the Tool Room.
• Load steel coils and prepare feeder equipment for production runs.
• Perform die and equipment changeovers efficiently to minimize downtime and maximize productivity.