Mold Shop Technician

Elkhart Plastics, a Myers Industries company (NYSE: MYE), is one of the largest custom rotational molding companies in the United States. With more than 500 employees and 33 years in business, we have the experience and knowledge to make any unique part using the rotomolding process. Elkhart Plastics headquarters are in South Bend, IN, and we have additional facilities in Middlebury, IN; Elkhart, IN; Littleton, CO; Ridgefield, WA; and Atlantic, IA, use the most advanced rotational molding equipment in the industry. We create custom plastics in virtually every application imaginable and an almost endless variety of shapes and thicknesses. From storage tanks to boat seating and agricultural applications to intermediate bulk containers and plastic pallets, Elkhart Plastics is trusted by companies throughout the country to provide a rotationally molded solution, custom designed to meet their needs.

Job Overview:
Responsible for fabricating, maintaining, and repairing production tooling and fixtures for secondary trim operations. Mold makers usually work regular business hours and spend much of their time in factories, with long hours spent on their feet. Additionally, there are a lot of repetitive motions associated with this job, such as twisting or turning, in an environment with potentially distracting noise levels. This job is well suited to people who are technically and mechanically skilled, have strong math skills, enjoy problem-solving, and have good communication skills to liaise with design teams and colleagues.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Review prints and plan the building/repairing of molds/fixtures.
• Builds, modifies and repairs tooling and trim fixtures as required.
• Welding both MIG and TIG
• Use various machinery and equipment such as lathes, milling machines, grinding machines, press brakes, shears, iron workers, and band saws.
• Sandblasting
• Inspects damaged or defective tooling, fixture and parts to determine/plan corrective action.
• inspect products and select the correct shop equipment, precision measurement devices and other tools needed for a job.
• Train personal on the use of new mold or trim fixtures you’ve built
• Hand trim samples/prototype parts as required.
• Simple wood working/constructing simple wood forms/fixtures

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Basic Print Reading
• Able to Weld Aluminum and Steel
• Operations of basic equipment such as press brake, lathe, shear, band saws, and a variety of basic metal and wood working hand tools.
• Basic Machining skills preferred, but not required.
• Good Communication skills
• Good organization skills
• Willing to be forklift certified.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required
• Welding experience required.
• Basic machining skills preferred.

Working Conditions

• Must be able to work in a hot humid environment for extended periods of time.
• Must be comfortable working in a manufacturing environment

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to bend, stretch, lift, and pull molds that could weight 45 lbs.
• Must be able to stand a majority of the shift
• Must be able to sit, climb, kneel, crouch, walk when required

Myers Industries, Inc. is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.