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Tool Maintenance Technician

GKN


Job Location:

Cromwell, CT - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (6 days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry were inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. Were proud to play a part in protecting the worlds democracies. And were committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do opening up and protecting our planet.With over 16000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the worlds aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of 3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

Provides support to maintenance and/or machining depending on schedule requirements. Individual will participate in preventative maintenance and tool repair with multiple responsibilities of servicing injection units providing assistance to machining and general labor. Perform mechanical disassembly troubleshoot cleaning assembly drilling tapping grinding preventative maintenance and general labor. May work with engineering to resolve problems and participate in continuous improvement. Refers unusual situations to working leader/supervisor.

Job Responsibilities
  • Trouble shoot disassemble clean repair assemble and test injection units.
  • Monitor status and inventory of injection units by communicating with technicians on a daily basis.
  • Layout drill tap replace inserts deburr polish and assist floor technicians in resolving minor tooling difficulties.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work environment in full compliance with internal customer and government regulations.
  • Works in support of maintaining the manufacturing schedule as directed by working leader/ supervisor.
  • Responsible for completing assigned preventative maintenance duties as assigned by working leader/supervisor.
  • Performs all duties tasks and responsibilities as requested efficiently.
  • Perform repair refurbishment or cleaning tasks with metal and/or composite tools or fixtures.
  • Perform leak detection checks welding riveting brazing sanding grinding and other related hand tool operations to repair and/or incorporate minor engineering changes to tooling.
  • Utilize hand tools such as drills routers riveters and sanders to perform tool repair or refurbishment tasks.
  • Check all work to assure quality standards and tool repair procedures are maintained.
  • Coordinate all change activity related to production tooling.
  • Coordinate release of tools for rework at suppliers.
  • Track tool location and verify required information.
  • Establish and maintain production engineering tooling processes.
  • Estimate and evaluate producibility of tools.
  • Create statement of work for tools being fabricated at suppliers.
  • Comply with the GKN Compliance and Ethics Policy on Contracting with the United States Government in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the United States Government.
  • Comply with the Companys Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Policies and to provide fair and equitable treatment for all employees while ensuring optimum productivity and resource utilization.
  • Performs other duties tasks and responsibilities as assigned.
Job Qualifications

Education:

  • High School diploma or equivalent plus 2-4 years direct or related on-the-job experience.

Essential:

  • MUST BE A U.S Citizen.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication and problem solving skills.
  • Basic math blueprint reading and good mechanical aptitude.
  • Must be willing and able to work in a team oriented production environment with concerns for meeting cost quality and schedule requirements.
  • Must display a positive cooperative and proactive attitude.
  • Must be willing and able to work as a team player as well as independently is required.
  • Three (3) to five (5) years composite manufacturing work experience is required.
  • Work experience or training performing tasks that involve the use of hand tools or welding and brazing functions is desired.
  • The ability to work independently and follow detailed work instructions is required.
  • Physical requirements or other local role requirements

    • Specific Vision abilities required; including close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to focus with a specific requirement for corrected vision at 20/25 or better;
    • Must be able to work in a production environment and travel throughout the facilities and corporation to obtain information needed to perform job functions;
    • Moderate physical effort required when lifting material or tooling.
      • Employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. using proper lifting techniques.

Well offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry who knows how far you can go

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles weve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. Its a culture that won us The Best Workplace Culture Award. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

Were also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We arethe place where human dreams plus humanendeavour shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.


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