SUMMARY: Privately owned Japanese company looking for Mold Maintenance Technician apprentice to support Hazle Twp, PA U.S.A. manufacturing operations.

Generous full-scale health benefits, pay DOQ based upon related experience

Mold Maintenance Technician maintains plastic injection molds in an efficient manner to ensure that they are in sufficient working order to produce proper products. Modifies designs of molds to produce product desired.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Consults blueprints to maintain molds according to specifications by machining, welding and polishing molds and sends those needing major repairs to vendor for service.
• Repairs mold heaters.
• Works with hydraulic cylinders.
• Routes water lines for mold cooling.
• Prepares molds for shipping and receives new molds.
• Performs electrical troubleshooting.
• Performs troubleshooting and repairs of molds
• Performs inventory tracking of molds and parts used.
• Keeps mold repairs within reasonable time limits by determining when use of outside firm is needed.
• Manages the projects when molds must be sent to outside firms for repairs.
• Maintains flash levels below a rate of 20%.

Required Education and Experience:

• Completion of 2 years of technical school training or 5 years of equivalent experience in a related field such as tool and/or dye making.

Knowledge of:

• Basic knowledge of the metric system.
• Blueprints and schematics
• Basic math and Algebra

Skill in:

• Effective Communication

Ability to:

• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and memos
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization
• Ability to calculate amounts in percentages and fractions, including multiplication and division of fractions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and reach with hands and arms, and perform repetitive tasks. The employee is frequently required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee may regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds and infrequently lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. The employee may regularly be required to perform forceful use of hands, wrist and forearms. Employee's vision must be correctable to 20/20 depth perception.[EA1]

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and reach with hands and arms, and perform repetitive tasks. The employee is required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 65 pounds. Employee's vision must be correctable to 20/20 depth perception.[EA2]

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, nontoxic plastic odor, moderate noise, and seasonal uncontrolled heat or cold.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.61 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• In-person

Application Question(s):

• This is a technician position. Please apply if you if you meet the credentials for technician/maintenance/repair with plastic injection

Experience:

• Plastics injection molding: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person