Mold Maintenance Technician

METACYCLE LLC; United States; On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

METACYCLE LLC seeks a skilled mold tooling technician to perform preventive maintenance, tool changes, and disassembly/reassembly of molds. The role involves diagnosing repair issues, addressing flash/non-conformance, and polishing tools to high standards.

You will use measuring tools (calipers, gauges) and operate end-mills and lathes as needed, with a focus on safety and quality in a fast-paced shop environment.

Qualifications

• Prior applicable experience.
• Ability to complete basic math such as addition, subtraction, and counting.
• Can complete assigned tasks to quality standards with minimal supervision.
• Utilize various hand and power tools to disassemble and reassemble tooling.
• Lessons learned from other projects, as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Complete preventative maintenance on all mold tools as needed.
• Complete insert changes for all tools as needed.
• Extract broken bolts, water lines, and broken ejector pins as needed.
• Disassemble molds to remove parts and reassemble.
• Assess repair issues and troubleshoot flash and non-conformance.
• Polish mirrored finished tools with diamond compound and stones as needed.
• Troubleshoot heater manifolds and complete repairs as needed.
• Cut and grind ejector pins on mini-grinders as needed.
• Use measuring tools including calipers, measuring tape, and gauges.
• Properly use a JET end-mill and, as applicable, a lathe.

Skills

Mold tool maintenance

Troubleshooting

Reading measurements

Basic math

Tools

JET end-mill

Lathe

Calipers

Measuring tape

Gauges

Diamond polishing tools

Job description

Complete preventative maintenance on all mold tools as needed

Complete insert changes for all tools as needed

Complete the extraction of broken bolts, water lines, and broken ejector pins as needed

Ability to dissemble molds to remove parts and/or plastic that is stuck inside and then reassemble

As applicable, assess repair issues and effectively troubleshoot issues with flash and non-conformance

Ability to polish mirrored finished tools with diamond compound and stones as needed

Ability to troubleshoot issues with all heater manifolds and complete repairs as needed

Ability to cut and grind ejector pins on mini-grinders as needed

Ability to understand and use measuring tools including but not limited to calipers, measuring tape, and gauges

Ability to properly use a JET end-mill

As applicable, ability to properly use lathe

Qualifications

Prior applicable experience

Ability to complete basic math such as addition, subtraction, and counting

Can complete assigned tasks to quality standards with minimal supervision

Utilize various hand and power tools to disassemble and reassemble tooling

Lessons learned from other projects, as applicable