Plastic Mold Tooling Technician

A company specializing in providing complex injection-molded thermoplastic products for the medical and automotive markets wants to hire a Plastic Mold Tooling Technician to; disassemble, clean, repair, and reassemble complex, multi-cavity tooling, using hand tools, milling machines, grinders, lathes and EDM equipment.

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS:

• Clean and perform scheduled inspection/PM on molds as required.
• Must be able to use, engineering drawings and verbal instructions, with the ability to determine accurate and efficient methods for repairing molds.
• Selects appropriate metals and materials. Layout work using precision instruments, shop mathematics and pertinent formulas.
• Checks own work by making complex set-ups, interprets various gages and measuring devices such as micrometer, caliper, gage blocks, Vernier, dual indicators, working within extremely close tolerances.
• Troubleshooting of molds running on the production floor as required.
• Ensure that their work area is kept clean and in order.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school or GED diploma
• Mold-making apprenticeship, 4 years minimum
• Flexibility to work overtime and weekends

In additional to an hourly pay rate of $24 to $28, the company offers competitive healthcare benefits, a 401(k) and relocation assistance.