Summary

This position involves detailed and technical disassembly, inspection, repair, and reassembly of complex plastic injection mold tooling.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain an appropriate preventative maintenance (PM) schedule for every injection mold currently in production.
• Clean and clock molds at regular intervals.
• Change molds and secondary equipment on a pre-scheduled basis, or when called for based on observation.
• Provide appropriate maintenance to molds and secondary equipment on a regular schedule.
• Interpret data from engineering prints and drawings.
• Perform repairs to molds by using workshop tooling and machinery. i.e., lathes, mills, grinders, welders, drills, etc.
• Coordinate activities with Production Supervisor and Production Manager to minimize downtime.
• Complete production PM’s as required.
• Address scrap and productivity issues.
• Write and follow up on work orders.
• Remove scrap at the end of the shift.
• Troubleshoot plastics process issues.
• Attend training courses deemed necessary by management.
• Forklift Certification (This certification can by acquired in house).
• International and domestic travel as required.

Education And Experience

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience within plastic injection molding, including assembly and disassembly of plastic injection molds.
• Safe operation of workshop tooling and machinery (lathes, mills, grinders, welders, drills, etc.)

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $50,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Work setting:

• In-person

Experience:

• disassembly, inspection, plastic injection molds: 3 years (Required)
• repair, and reassembly plastic injection molds: 3 years (Required)
• manufacturing environment: 5 years (Required)
• operation of workshop tooling and machinery: 5 years (Required)
• Operate lathes, mills, grinders, welders, drills, etc: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person