What are the responsibilities and job description for the Toolmaker position at Aptar?
Date: Nov 18, 2025
Location: Mukwonago, WI, US, 53149
Company: Aptar Group
** !! Up to $5,000 POTENTIAL RETENTION BONUS !! **
Aptar - Who Are We?
At Aptar, we use insights, design, engineering and science to create innovative packaging technologies that build brand value for our customers, and, in turn, make a meaningful difference in the lives, looks, health and homes of people around the world.
Every day, Aptar creates “a-ha moments” for its customers and their consumers and patients by continually bringing innovations to market that convert non-dispensing packaging into breakthrough product-dispensing systems, including those that give people more effective ways to put on their favorite fragrance, kids the opportunity to pour ketchup without making a mess and patients connected technologies that help them more easily adhere to treatment.
YOU SHOULD WORK HERE BECAUSE WE
- Attract and develop high performing people.
- Promote a diverse and inclusive work environment.
- Allow for failure by allowing people to make mistakes through an open and trusting environment.
- Invest in the development of employees through local, regional and global career opportunities.
- Contribute to the communities where we reside.
JOB DUTIES:
- Under minimal supervision, plan, lay out and perform all bench, machine and finishing operations required to alter and condition intricately designed and constructed plastic injection molding dies and related fixtures
- Work from special instructions to either maintain or alter molds to achieve improvements to the original design
- Monitor mold performance and inspect own work or work performed by other tool workers
- Operate all Tool Room machines
- Perform difficult machine set-ups and operations that require improvising of tools and machines for adaption beyond the normal range and capacities of available equipment
- Instruct Toolmakers, Machinists and Technicians in the performance of their duties, including training new employees
- Operate forklift truck and overhead crane
- Read blue prints
- Troubleshoot and repair hot runner systems
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- State indentured apprenticeship or equivalent knowledge of tooling trade, plastic molding techniques and material characteristics
- 5 years related work experience
- Proven hot runner expertise with multiple types of systems
- Highly experienced at electrical troubleshooting
- Proven experience with high cavitation molding
- Bi-injection / Stack tooling experience required
- Fork truck training (provided by Aptar-Mukwonago)
- Perform welding operations
- Machine troubleshooting/maintenance/repair
Non-Mandatory Job Qualifications (Not absolutely required, but enhance chance for success)
- Knowledge of soldering & brazing
- Knowledge of welding
- Knowledge of NC programming & machines
- CAD experience
- Good organizational skills
- Computer skills
Be You. Be Aptar
- Aptar is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that a diverse workforce is key to our success. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.
**air conditioned production floors safety shoe subsidy*
Nearest Major Market: Waukesha
Nearest Secondary Market: Milwaukee