Company Description

Bosch St. Joseph Plant

The Bosch plant in St. Joseph has manufactured automotive brake components for more than 60 years. The plant specializes in products such as Hydro-Boost® Booster, Hydro-Max® Booster & Master Cylinder, Driveline Park Brake and Medium Heavy Truck ZOHT Disc Brake.

Our main customers are Ford, General Motors, FCA and DTNA Freightliner

Bosch Group

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 417,900 associates worldwide. The company generated sales of $98 billion in 2024. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology.

The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiaries and regional companies in more than 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. The basis for the company’s future growth is its innovative strength. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to create solutions for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with innovative products and services that are “Invented for life" and spark enthusiasm.

Job Description

Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools. Ability to regrind and preset production tooling.

Wage is union negotiated: currently $37.44/hour, effective 1/1/26 $38.94/hour

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Analyze worn tooling for excessive wear and report findings to manufacturing engineer.Troubleshoot and assist engineers and maintenance personnel on the repair of production equipment.Develop an understanding of cutter selection, including speeds and feeds.Develop an understanding of applicable heat-treat methods.Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, fixtures, dies, or assemblies.Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.Set up, program, and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.

Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.

QualificationsAccountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.Resource Management (People & Equipment) - Ability to obtain and appropriate the proper usage of equipment, facilities, materials, as well as personnel.Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education : High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)

Experience : Three to seven years related experience

Computer Skills

Basic computer knowledge is necessary, as well as the ability to learn and effectively use software used for the job.

Certificates & Licenses

Journey person skill trades certification required

Other Requirements

Power industrial truck license or ability to obtain one and the ability to safely and effectively operate industrial equipment such as forklifts.

Additional Information

 BOSCH is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives.

FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)AWIM (A World In Motion)

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only.  Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability / veterans

Pay ranges posted on sites other that the Bosch Careers Page may not accurately represent the pay range for this role.