Mold Maker / Mold Repair - 1st Shift (Starting Pay 30.00-38.00 per hour)

Hoffer Plastics; South Elgin (IL); Presencial; USD 41.000 - 52.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Safety glasses

Resumo da vaga

Hoffer Plastics Corporation is hiring a Mold Maker / Mold Repair technician for 1st shift. Expect to perform mold repairs and modifications to meet customer specs, keeping production running with high quality. Starting pay ranges from $30 to $38 per hour based on experience.

The role includes comprehensive benefits, sign-on bonus, and opportunities for growth within a growing, third-generation plastics company. Heat-tolerant, precise work is essential to success.

Qualificações

• High school diploma or equivalent required; TMA certificate preferred.
• 5+ years of Mold Maker experience in plastic injection.
• Extensive knowledge of mold function and repair.
• Ability to perform EDM, jig grinding, lathes, mills, grinders.
• Good communication skills and knowledge of MS Word/Excel.
• Hot runner function and repair knowledge a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on plastic injection molds.
• Modify and repair molds, jigs and fixtures with extremely close tolerances.
• Diagnose problems and determine corrective actions on injection molds.
• Grind complex forms to very close tolerances.
• Complete jobs quickly and efficiently with minimal errors.
• Maintain a safe, neat and orderly work area.
• Accurately document work performed.

Conhecimentos

Mold repair expertise

Precision machining

Reading blueprints

Quality control

Communication skills

Formação

High school diploma or equivalent

TMA certificate preferred

Ferramentas

EDM

Jig grinding

Lathes

Mills

Grinders

Tool calibration

Descrição da vaga

NOW HIRING: Mold Maker / Mold Repair – 1st Shift

Hoffer Plastics Corporation

$2,500 SIGN-ON BONUS

*Sign-on bonus available to candidates who apply directly to Hoffer Plastics. Paid in two installments: $1,500 after 90 days and $1,000 after 6 months of continuous employment. Must be actively employed on each payout date.

Starting Pay: $30.00–$38.00/hr (based on experience)

1st Shift Hours: 7:00am–4:00pm

Want to be part of something special? We're filling important jobs!

Join an industry leader and innovator. Play a key role in producing the plastic components that make everyday life possible, from transportation to food packaging to healthcare. If you take pride in precision work and want a place to grow, we want to meet you.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Get trained: Full training, so you can sharpen your skills from day one
• Great benefits: Strong medical, dental and vision, plus a 401(k) match
• Room to grow: Pay premiums for night shifts and unlimited career potential
• Stability: An established, growing third-generation U.S. company

The Role

As a Mold Maker / Mold Repair technician, you'll perform mold repair and modifications as directed to meet customer specifications, keeping our production running at the highest level of quality.

What you’ll do:

• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on plastic injection molds.
• Modify and repair molds, jigs and fixtures where accuracy requires extremely close tolerances.
• Diagnose problems and determine corrective actions on injection molds.
• Grind complex forms to very close tolerances.
• Complete jobs quickly and efficiently with minimal errors.
• Maintain a safe, neat and orderly work area.
• Accurately document work performed.

All team members shall:

• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by communicating in a way that helps you get along with customers, clients, co-workers and management.
• Continue to grow job-specific knowledge and use tools to identify and assist with continuous improvement.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.

This job description does not contain every function or responsibility that may be required in the performance of this job. All team members are required to perform other related duties and functions as assigned.

What You Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent required; TMA certificate preferred.
• 5+ years of experience required.
• Extensive knowledge of mold function and repair in a plastic injection environment.
• Demonstrated competency calibrating tool room tools.
• Ability to perform multiple functions such as EDM, jig grinding, lathes, mills, grinders, etc.
• Good communication skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Hot runner function and repair knowledge a plus.

Benefits

• Medical: PPO Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Dental: PPO Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Vision: VSP
• 401(k): Hoffer Plastics matches $0.50 per $1.00 contributed each payroll period, up to 6%
• Paid Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Time Off: 2 weeks paid vacation, up to 5 days of paid leave, and 9 paid holidays
• Reimbursements: tuition, prescription safety glasses, steel toe shoes, and fitness

Physical Requirements

The incumbent will:

• Continually walk / stand entire shift.
• Frequently bend at waist, twist and turn.
• Sometimes kneel / crouch and climb.
• Sometimes lift below waist and above waist up to 75 lbs. and over.
• Rarely lift above shoulders up to 10 lbs.
• Frequently push and pull up to 75 lbs. and over.
• Continually perform manipulative finger / wrist / hand movement.
• Occasional keyboarding.
• Continual exposure to oil.
• Infrequent exposure to dust, fumes and odors.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Must wear appropriate PPE.

Ready to go "All In" for people, plastics and purpose?

www.hofferplastics.com

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Hoffer Plastics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.