Mold Maintenance Technician - Weekend Shift

Biomerics; Atwood (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Paid Vacation Days

Paid Holidays

401k

Job summary

Biomerics seeks an experienced Mold Maintenance Tech to support injection molding operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving production tooling. The role collaborates with Molding, Engineering, Quality, and Operations to minimize downtime and keep molds production-ready.

This on-site position requires hands-on skills with tooling, blueprints interpretation, and precision machining to ensure safe, reliable manufacturing and high-quality parts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in maintenance of multi-cavity close tolerance molds.
• Interpret blueprints, CAD and SolidWorks to drive repairs.
• Capable of using milling machines and surface grinders to tight tolerances.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine cleaning, maintenance, and changeover of production molds.
• Troubleshoot mold and tooling issues impacting quality or production.
• Diagnose root causes and repair molds to restore production.
• Inspect molds for wear and damage; propose improvements.
• Maintain tooling history and repair documentation.
• Coordinate with Molding and Engineering to prioritize repairs.

Skills

Blueprint interpretation

CAD

SolidWorks

Attention to detail

Mold troubleshooting

Education

Technical school degree + apprenticeship

Tools

Milling machine

Surface grinder

Micro welding

Job description

Description

Company Overview

Biomerics is a world-class manufacturer and innovative polymer solutions provider for the medical device and biotech industries. As a vertically integrated company, we specialize in designing, developing, and producing medical devices for diagnostic and interventional procedures. We are focused on next-generation solutions for vascular access, electrophysiology, cardiac rhythm management, neurovascular, structural heart, and cardiovascular markets.

At Biomerics, we are dedicated to our diverse employee base. We understand that a strong, skilled, and engaged workforce is the foundation of our continued success as a business. We strive to live up to Biomerics' values in all our interactions. It is an exciting time to be part of our collective team, and there is no limit to the impact that can be achieved here at Biomerics. We improve and advance the lives of our employees and the patients who depend on our products.

At Biomerics, we believe in integrity, partnership, empowerment and accountability, trust, agility, teamwork, and excellence, and we care. Our team-oriented, customer-focused corporate culture prioritizes building strategic, mutually beneficial partnerships with customers and our team members.

Schedule: Weekend Shift

Friday, Saturday, Sunday 6a - 6pm

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Mold Maintenance Tech to support injection molding operations through the maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and improvement of production tooling. This hands-on role is responsible for keeping molds production-ready, diagnosing tooling-related quality issues, and ensuring molds are properly maintained to support safe, reliable, and consistent manufacturing.

The Mold Maker works closely with Molding, Engineering, Quality, and Operations teams to identify root causes, complete repairs and modifications, and minimize downtime. This position plays an important role in maintaining the performance and longevity of production tooling while supporting the department's production and quality objectives.

• Perform routine cleaning, maintenance, and changeover of production molds to ensure tooling is ready for manufacturing.
• Troubleshoot mold and tooling issues that impact part quality, process performance, or production.
• Diagnose root causes of tooling-related quality issues and perform corrective repairs to return molds to production.
• Inspect molds and tooling to identify wear, damage, or opportunities for repair and improvement.
• Recommend tooling repairs, modifications, and improvements to enhance mold performance, reliability, and longevity.
• Perform visual inspections and initial sampling following repairs or mold changes to verify that tooling is functioning properly and producing acceptable parts.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of mold repairs, modifications, maintenance activities, and tooling history.
• Maintain an accurate inventory and status log of spare tooling and communicate tooling needs or concerns to appropriate leadership.
• Work closely with the Molding Manager and Plant Manager to prioritize repairs and coordinate tooling activities based on production requirements.
• Collaborate with Molding, Engineering, Quality, and Production teams to resolve tooling and manufacturing issues.
• Support continuous improvement efforts related to tooling reliability, quality, and production efficiency.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment while following established safety and quality procedures.
• Maintain regular, reliable, on-site attendance.

Requirements

• 5 + years of hands-on experience in the maintenance of multi-cavity close tolerance molds.
• Minimum two-year technical school degree necessary with a four-year state certified apprenticeship in mold making preferred
• Capable of interpreting blueprints, CAD and Solidworks
• Possess a thorough understanding of mold manufacturing concepts (i.e. fitting tooling, venting, frame interlocking techniques, etc.)
• Capable of utilizing a milling machine, surface grinder to tolerances of (.0002")
• Capable of working with a process technician to troubleshoot and determine necessary repairs to existing molds.
• Thorough attention to detail
• Capable of Micro welding and machining to repair damaged steel preferred

Biomerics offers the following benefits:

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Paid Vacation Days, Paid Holidays, and 401k.