Maintenance Mold TechnicianThe Maintenance Mold Technician is responsible for the maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, and improvement of injection molds and related tooling to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable production. This role requires strong mechanical aptitude, hands-on mold maintenance experience, and proficient welding skills to repair mold components and tooling. The technician works closely with Maintenance, Production, and Engineering teams to minimize downtime and maintain product quality.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Performs and tracks all routine preventive maintenance on all production toolsRepairs molds as required by welding and machiningOversees all work and work orders for all moldsManages all SMED changes to production moldsOrganizes all inserts in cabinets, and maintain cabinetsOversees all mold changes and reportsResponsible for mold downtime and reportsDirects fellow team members in daily workloadWorks with tooling vendors on repairsMaintains a safe inventory stock on mold parts.
Initiates purchase order for partsInspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirementsWorks daily with Quality department on defectsParticipates in on-call program and may be required to work additional hours as requiredPerforms other related duties as assignedFollows all safety rules and procedures and observes the operations to ensure a safe environmentAccomplish all work orders to maintain safety; reduce downtime; decrease scrap; improve quality production; and improve plant efficiencyFollows all safety rules and procedures including the Lockout/Tagout program, housekeeping, and 5S standards and observes the operations to ensure a safe work environmentPerform other related duties as assignedQualifications:Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram or schedule form.To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required for satisfactory performance.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Education and/or ExperiencesHigh School Diploma or GED3-5 years' experience in a maintenance-related position within a manufacturing environment; or equivalent combination of training and experienceStrong understanding of injection mold design, function, and materials.Experience using hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring instruments.Ability to interpret documents such as procedure manuals, blueprints, schematics, charts, diagrams, etc.Ability to use precision measuring devices including amp meters, electric meters, and hydraulic gaugesBasic understanding of systems, equipment and schematicsAbility to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Good troubleshooting skillsBasic mathematical skills used to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and use decimals and fractionsAbility to work independently with minimal supervision.Effective communication and teamwork skills.