Description

Primary Function:

Repairs and maintains injection molding tooling. Troubleshoots issues related to tooling and provides technical support to shop floor.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Supports manufacturing by repairing and adjusting injection molds, dies, fixtures and tooling.
Works with cross functional teams to ensure tooling meets customer specifications.
Troubleshoots issues related to tooling and provides technical support as needed.
Repairs and maintains hot-runner molds.

Additional Responsibilities:

Maintains data on locations of all customer owned tooling.
Audits and updates tool room inventory (spare components, supplies, etc.).
Ensures machine tools, measuring devices and other equipment are in good, safe working condition.

Requirements

Required Skill/Knowledge:

Minimum 1-2 years’ experience mold repairing and troubleshooting injection mold tooling, ability to work from complex prints and tool drawings, Experience using, mills, lathes, grinders and hand tools, strong mathematical skills, multi-tasking, pneumatics and hydraulics, electrical knowledge, knowledge of plastic resins, experience in repair of hot runner systems, collaborative, able to work under time constraints. Able and willing to interface with molds to repair while still in the press. overhead crane usage and forklifts

Preferred Skills/ Knowledge:

Experience with unscrewing molds, welding, knowledge of LSR (liquid silicone rubber), mold maker certificate.ion.

Education Level / Required Certification:

High school diploma, GED or equivalent.

Additional Information:

Must have own transportation and valid drivers license for travel between plants. Physical requirements may include long periods of sitting, standing, stairs, kneeling, climbing, bending, stooping and lifting up to 35 pounds. Will be exposed to the odor of plastics, required to work in small tight spaces and climb ladders. May operate overhead crane. Must have ability to wear required PPE. Will be part of on call rotation. Must be able to work OT and off shifts as needed. Other duties as required.