Injection Molding Tooling Maintenance Specialist

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

Location: Mebane, North Carolina | Company: Airspeed

A day in this role

You start your shift with a preventive maintenance lineup: inspecting a multi-cavity mold coming off a press, logging wear notes, and prepping the next tool for a tight production window. By mid-morning, you've rigged, aligned, and clamped a mold into an injection press, connected water and pneumatics, and verified ejection alignment. A part begins to stick—your troubleshooting kicks in. You diagnose a worn ejector and clear a cooling restriction, then replace pins, reassemble, and validate the fix. Throughout the day, you team up with Molding Technicians, Production, Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance to keep uptime high and quality consistent. Before clocking out, you document every changeover, inspection, and repair, label and store tools properly, and ensure the floor is safe and ready for the next run.

What you'll do

• 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, and other tooling defects).
• 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 established safety procedures including lockout/tagout, machine guarding, and proper lifting/rigging.

What you bring

• High school diploma or GED.
• Hands-on experience with plastic injection molds or tooling maintenance.
• Proven ability to perform installations, removals, changeovers, and routine mechanical repairs independently.
• Working knowledge of mold construction, clamping, ejection, alignment, and cooling systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot tooling problems and understand production/quality impacts.
• Proficiency with hand and power tools, precision measuring instruments, and mechanical drawings.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and effective communication with production/technical teams.

Preferred

• 2+ years in injection mold setup, maintenance, troubleshooting, or repair.
• Experience disassembling/reassembling molds and replacing components.
• Familiarity with molding defects and their mechanical root causes.
• Experience with cranes, hoists, forklifts, or similar equipment.
• Technical training in injection molding, mold maintenance, tool and die, or industrial maintenance.

Compensation and benefits

• Company-paid medical, dental, and life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and paid holidays
• Full-time, first-shift schedule, Monday-Friday

Work environment and physical requirements

• On-site manufacturing setting around injection presses, industrial machinery, heavy tooling, and heated equipment.
• Stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, and reach throughout the workday.
• Lift up to 50 lbs; heavier items are moved with approved lifting equipment or team assistance.
• Follow established safety procedures and wear required PPE.
• Occasional overtime or schedule adjustments based on production needs.

Join Airspeed

If you take pride in precise tooling work, thrive with minimal supervision, and keep manufacturing running safely and efficiently, we'd like to hear from you.

You should be proficient in

• Tool/Die/Mold Repair Skills
• Injection Molding Experience