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Mold Maker / Mold Repair - Injection Molding

Performance Gear Systems
Plainfield, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 10/22/2025 CLOSED ON 12/16/2025

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About us

Performance Gear Systems is a great place to work! We offer competitive salary, affordable top-quality BCBS benefits, generous paid time off, 401k from your first day and more! PGS designs, engineers and manufactures precision plastic gears and actuators. We work in a clean, safe and air-conditioned work space and we do it all from the beautiful Chicagoland suburb of Plainfield.

Mold Maker/ Mold Repair Technician - Injection Molding

Schedule: 1st Shift (8:00am - 4:30pm)

Job Responsibilities:

  • Highly skilled in the repair of a wide variety of molds, primarily plastic injection molds
  • Diagnose and correct problems in complicated molds
  • Operate machine shop equipment, including measuring equipment, surface grinders, lathe machine, mills, etc...
  • Work collaboratively with other departments, such as Quality and Engineering

Job Requirements:

  • Read/Interpret engineering drawing specifications
  • Mold repair skills, injection molding machinery specific
  • Operate machine shop equipment (measuring equipment, surface grinders, lathe machines)
  • 3-5 years mold repair experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Following ISO 9001:2015 established directives.

Education:

  • High School Education

Experience:

  • 3-5 years injection molding machinery maintenance and experience

This is a full-time benefit eligible position. We offer affordable health, dental and vision benefits, paid time off, 401(k) and more!

Performance Gear Systems, Inc. is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company specializing in the precision injection molding of plastic gears, gear trains, gearboxes and precision screw machine drive train components. Capabilities include manufacturing, component assembly, prototypes, design, inspection & engineering services. Industries served include automotive & consumer goods.

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Work Location:

  • One location

Work Remotely

  • No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $52,000.00 - $83,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Referral program
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $52,000 - $83,000

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