Mold and Tool Machinist

CI – The Manufacturing Career HUB; Village of Pomona (NY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Cambridge Security Seals in Pomona, NY, is seeking a Mold and Tool Machinist who diagnoses, repairs, and improves injection molds. You will work primarily at the bench and on machine tools to keep molds running.

You should have 3+ years of mold machining experience on injection molds, with hands-on skills on manual and CNC mills, lathes, and surface grinders. GD&T reading and precise measuring are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years as mold machinist or toolmaker on plastic injection molds.
• Hands-on skill on manual and CNC mills, lathes, and surface grinders.
• Ability to read mold drawings with GD&T, and to measure precisely.
• Experience with multi-cavity molds and hot runner systems is a nice-to-have.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose mold problems (wear, flashing, damaged cores), perform repairs, and escalate complex issues.
• Repair and modify multi-cavity injection molds through machining, grinding and polishing, coordinating outside welding when needed.
• Maintain a preventive maintenance program for every mold with a repair history.
• Act on work orders from Manufacturing and Engineering; confirm root cause and support mold qualification after repairs.
• Manage spare components and steel so critical molds are never down for lack of a part.
• Support outside mold shops on new molds and major rebuilds; inspect on delivery and assist with first trials.
• Keep the tool room safe, organized and clean.

Skills

Mold machining

CNC milling

GD&T reading

Mold repair

Reading drawings

Education

Journeyman card or apprenticeship

Tools

Manual Mills

CNC Mills

Surface Grinders

Lathe

SolidWorks CAD

Job description

Overview

About the Role

Our molds are the heart of our production, and keeping them running is a hands-on job. The Mold and Tool Machinist is a mold maker who diagnoses, repairs, and improves our injection molds. You will spend most of your day at the bench and the machines.

Pay: $30-$40 per hour

What We Offer

Competitive pay, health benefits, 401(k) plan, and paid time off, subject to plan eligibility requirements. Opportunity to grow into a Lead Mold Maker or Tool Room Manager.

Cambridge Security Seals is an equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do

• Diagnose mold problems (wear, flash, damaged cores and cavities, ejection, cooling and venting) and carry out repairs, escalating complex issues
• Repair and modify multi-cavity injection molds through machining, grinding and polishing, and coordinating outside welding when necessary
• Sustain a preventive maintenance program for every mold, with a repair history for each tool
• Act on work orders from the Manufacturing and Engineering teams, confirm the root cause, and support mold qualification after repairs
• Manage spare components and steel so critical molds are never down for lack of a part
• Support outside mold shops on new molds and major rebuilds: inspect on delivery and assist with first trials
• Keep the tool room safe, organized and clean

Qualifications

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years as a mold machinist or toolmaker on plastic injection molds (5+ preferred); journeyman card or completed apprenticeship preferred
• Hands-on skill on manual and CNC mills, lathes, and surface grinders
• Ability to read and work from mold drawings with GD&T, and to measure precisely
• Enough understanding of molding on the press to tell a mold problem from a process problem

• Nice to Have

  • Experience with multi-cavity, tight-tolerance molds and hot runner systems
  • Working knowledge of SolidWorks or a similar CAD system
  • CNC programming (CAM)
  • Experience in a small shop handling everything from repairs to vendor management

  • Work Environment

    Tool room and production floor, with safety glasses, hearing protection and machine-shop safety practices required. Occasional off-shift support when a critical mold goes down.

Company Website

Cambridge Security Seals | US Security Seals Manufacturer

Company Profile

Cambridge Security Seals is a privately held enterprise headquartered in Pomona, New York. CSS is one ofthe world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of tamper-evident, tamper-resistant, and high-securityloss prevention seals, track-and-trace devices, and allied products to meet the growing needs ofcustomers across a wide range of industries.

Our team of manufacturing operator specialists, engineers, operations professionals work as a cohesiveunit to address all the challenges across an extremely wide scope of applications faced by our diversecustomer base across industries ranging from Airlines, Transportation & Logistics to Healthcare,Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage, Medical, and Fire Safety. Using cutting-edge production technologiesand tapping into cross-industry development resources, we collaborate to develop innovative solutionsthat uniquely position our company to provide safe and secure tamper-proof and tamper-evidentproducts to support the demands of a rapidly changing world.