3RD SHIFT TOOL MAKER

Colonial Group; Covington (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group is hiring a Mold Maker Technician for RESRG Automotive in Covington, GA. The 3rd shift will run the mold shop with initial training on 1st shift.

The role includes inspecting molds and dies, fitting components, assembling mold parts, and troubleshooting issues to meet design objectives. Candidates should have 4+ years in tooling environments and be able to work in a fast-paced factory setting.

Qualifications

• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to develop interpersonal relationships.
• Motivated self-starter and team player.
• Mathematical aptitude for dimensional analysis and measurements.
• Strong analytical problem-solving mindset.

Responsibilities

• Clean and inspect injection molds, tools and dies in the PM process.
• Perform final fitting on purchased or repaired components for proper assembly.
• Carry out assembly operations and adjust molds to meet designed objectives.
• Maintain equipment maintenance and repair history with details of work performed.
• Install or fabricate replacement components as needed.
• Troubleshoot mold and die issues in shop and production areas.
• Study specs (blueprints, sketches, models) to determine materials and machines required.
• Set up and operate machine tools (lathes, milling machines, grinders) and verify machined parts meet specs.
• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances.
• Develop specifications for specialty tools from general descriptions.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal relationships

Team collaboration

Mathematical aptitude

Analytical problem solving

Tools

Lathes

Milling machine

Grinder

Bandsaw

Drills

Mills

Lathe

Forklift

Overhead crane

Job description

About the job

We are hiring a Mold Maker Technician for our RESRG Automotive facility in Covington, GA. With a global footprint across four continents and a commitment to sustainability, RESRG Automotive specializes in advanced exterior and interior systems, offering cutting-edge technologies to meet the evolving demands of the automotive industry.

The schedule is for 3rd shift but will train on 1st shift for initial training.

What Will You Do In Your Role?

• Clean and Inspect injection molds, tool and die in normal PM process
• Performs final fitting operations on purchased / repaired components for proper assembly
• Performs the highly critical assembly operations, refitting, reventing or adjusting as necessary for the mold to achieve designed objectives
• Maintains equipment maintenance and repair history records, details of work performed, parts replaced, and the labor hours, as required
• Install/fabricate replacement components as needed
• Trouble shoot mold and die issues in the shop as well as in current production
• Study specifications such as blueprints, sketches, models, or descriptions, and visualizes
• product to determine materials required and machines to be used to fabricate parts.
• Work in a fast-paced environment in a safe manner
• Computes dimensions, plans layout, and determines assembly method and sequence of operations
• Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathes, milling machine, and grinder, to machine parts, and verifies conformance of machined parts to specifications
• Verifies dimensions, alignments, and clearances
• Develops specifications from general descriptions for specialty tools and draws or sketches design of product

Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 50-75 lbs. on occasion
• Ability to work in fluctuating temperatures & outdoors on occasion as needed
• Frequently required to stand and walk; use hands to finger manipulation, handle, and feel; reach with arms and hands above head; talk and hear
• Sometimes required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or sit
• Specific vision requirements: close, distant, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Minimum Qualifications

• Verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in developing interpersonal relationships
• Highly motivated self-starting individual who is comfortable working as part of a team
• Mathematically inclined
• Minimum of 4 years in the field and experience with tool shop machines
• Analytical problem solver with a mindset of continual improvement
• Must be familiar with electrical and hydraulic circuits using diagrams, blueprints, and electrical circuit test meters and methods
• Must be willing and able to work 3rd shift, including occasional weekends

What will Put Ahead

• Fabrication skills such as welding/metal working.
• Past experience in tool and die and injection molding
• Laser welding experience
• Texture and Grain repair experience
• Two shot mold experience
• Experience using tools/shop equipment (i.e.: grinders, belt sander, bandsaw, drills, mills, lathe)
• Forklift experience
• Overhead crane experience