Injection Mold Tooling Tech: Maintenance & Changeovers

Airspeed Manufacturing Vietnam; Mebane (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid medical, dental, and life

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Full-time, first-shift

Job summary

Airspeed is seeking an on-site Mold Technician to install and maintain plastic injection molds, perform efficient changeovers, and execute preventive maintenance. You will work with Production, Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance to minimize downtime while documenting changes, inspections, and repairs throughout the shift.

The role requires hands-on mold experience, tooling knowledge, and the ability to troubleshoot equipment issues.

Qualifications

• Experience with plastic injection molds or tooling maintenance.
• Ability to perform installations, removals, changeovers, and routine mechanical repairs independently.
• Proficient with hand and power tools, precision measuring instruments, and mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Independently install, remove, position, align, and secure plastic injection molds in presses.
• Perform efficient, safe changeovers to meet production schedules.
• Execute preventive maintenance: cleaning, lubrication, inspection, and replacement of worn/damaged components.
• Diagnose and correct mechanical mold issues (sticking parts, ejection failures, cooling restrictions, flash).
• Disassemble, inspect, repair, and reassemble molds; replace ejector pins, springs, inserts, slides, lifters, guide pins, bushings.
• Connect/disconnect cooling, pneumatic, hydraulic, and other utilities.
• Inspect for wear, damage, leaks, and alignment concerns affecting production or quality.
• Clean, protect, label, and store molds between runs.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve tooling problems and reduce downtime.
• Maintain accurate records of changeovers, inspections, maintenance, repairs, and component replacements.
• Follow safety procedures including lockout/tagout, machine guarding, and proper lifting/rigging.

Skills

Mold tooling maintenance

Hand & power tools

Precision measurement

Mechanical troubleshooting

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Mold components (pins, springs, inserts)

Measuring instruments

Job description

Airspeed is seeking an on-site Mold Technician to install and maintain plastic injection molds, perform efficient changeovers, and execute preventive maintenance. You will work with Production, Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance to minimize downtime while documenting changes, inspections, and repairs throughout the shift.

The role requires hands-on mold experience, tooling knowledge, and the ability to troubleshoot equipment issues.