Journeyman Mold Maker

Milwaukee Tool; Town of Mukwonago (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Education assistance

On-site wellness

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool in Wisconsin is seeking a Journeyman Mold & Tool Maker to work on plastic injection molds, tools, and fixtures, collaborating with operations, engineering and process technicians to repair and build tooling.

The role involves troubleshooting tooling, setting up CNC and conventional equipment, inspecting tooling readiness, and implementing continuous improvement projects to optimize production processes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with tooling repair and fabrication.
• Journeyman Mold/Tool & Die background required.
• Experience with CNC and conventional machine shop equipment.

Responsibilities

• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of mold components.
• Study blueprints and models to repair or fabricate tools and dies.
• Troubleshoot production and prototype tooling.
• Make mold changes to support production schedule.
• Set up and operate lathes, mills, grinders, and related equipment.
• Inspect tooling for production readiness.
• Fit and assemble dies, jigs, gauges and tools.
• Participate in tryouts to ensure parts meet specs and adjust as needed.
• Record tooling repair history in the maintenance system.
• Develop preventive maintenance for molds and stamping dies.
• Build/modify spare parts and estimate repair times.
• Identify improvement opportunities and drive projects.

Skills

Troubleshooting tooling

Injection Molding repair

Journeyman Mold (Tool & Die) Maker

Aluminum stamping

Communication to engineering/ops

SolidWorks

NX

Master CAM

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

MasterCAM

SolidWorks CAM

Job description

Job Description:

As a Journeyman Mold & Tool Maker, you would work primarily on plastic injection molds, with other tooling and fixture work as needed. The primary duty is to utilize tool and die making skills to contribute to manufacturing improvements in both existing manufacturing processes and new products. This position will interact with operations, engineering and process technicians to construct, alter, fit and repair tooling from both the plastic injection molding processes.

You’ll be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:

• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of mold components for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.

• Study blueprints, sketches, and models to repair or fabricate tools and dies

• Ability to troubleshoot production and prototype tooling

• Mold cavity and insert changes as needed to support production schedule.

• Set up and operate conventional or CNC machine shop equipment such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders

• Inspect tooling for production readiness

• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.

• Participating in tryouts with completed tools to ensure that parts meet specifications, adjusting as necessary.

• Record work and repair history of tooling in the electronic maintenance system

• Perform and develop effective preventive maintenance systems of plastic molds and stamping dies

• Build and modify spare parts as needed, and give accurate time estimates of repairs

• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and work in a self-directed manner to implement projects and optimize production processes

The TOOLS you’ll bring with you:

• Possess expert-level experience in troubleshooting tooling

• 5 years’ experience with Injection Molding repair, engineering changes and new builds

• Journey Mold (Tool and Die) Maker

• Experience with aluminum stamping and machining a plus

• Must be able to communicate technical status to the engineering or operations team.

• Experience with SolidWorks or NX is a plus

• Experience with Master CAM or Solidworks CAM is a plus

We provide these great perks and benefits:

• Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans

• Generous 401 (K) savings plan

• Education assistance

• On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service

• And many more, check out our benefits siteHERE (https://www.milwaukeetool.jobs/Benefits) .

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.