Mold Maker | Tool & Die Maker

Elgen Staffing; Palm City (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Elgen Staffing is seeking an experienced Tool & Die Maker / Mold Maker for Palm City, FL. The role centers on creating new injection molds and repairing existing ones in a machine shop environment.

The candidate will operate CNC and manual machines, set up molds on injection presses, and verify mold operation. Strong reading of technical drawings and precision are essential to success.

Qualifications

• 3+ years mold making experience.
• 3+ years general machining with some CNC experience.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and manuals.
• Familiarity with SolidWorks and Mastercam a plus.

Responsibilities

• Mold making for injection molding machines and repair of molds.
• Disassemble, modify and re-assemble injection molds.
• Read technical drawings and set up molds in presses to verify operation.
• Operate CNC and manual machines; maintain tooling and documentation.
• Load CAM programs and test molds with focus on accuracy and safety.

Skills

Mold making experience

General machining

Ability to read technical drawings

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook

Tools

SolidWorks

Mastercam

CNC programming basics

MS Office Proficiency

Job description

Our client, a nationwide manufacturer and distributor of chemical products, has an immediate need for an experienced Tool & Die Maker / Mold Maker, to join their winning team in Palm City.

Our candidate of choice will be primarily responsible for making new injection molds and repair existing injection molds. You must be able to operate various machines and maintain them in the Machine Shop, including CNC as well as manual machines. Additional duties would be to be able to set up the mold in the injection molding press to verify the mold’s operation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Mold Maker Experience in making molds for injection molding machines.
• Understanding the process of injection molding to facilitate making/repairing molds.
• Disassemble, modify and re-assembly of the injection molds.
• General Machinist: Ability to read technical drawings
• Ability to operate a computer to print drawings
• Research via the internet items or solutions for various projects
• Manual Machines: Ability to operate manual machines that include: Lathes, Milling Machine, Surface grinders (ID and OD)
• CNC Machine (optional) Perform routine maintenance of CNC Machines
• Maintain all CNC related tooling, keeping them organized and in working condition
• Setup jobs in CNC machine
• Load CAM program in CNC machine, double-check: Tool in carrousel
• Speeds and Feeds for tools and material
• Run CAM program: with minimal risk
• Injection Molding Press (ability to be trained) Install and remove molds from Injection Molding presses
• Some programming changes to test and get molds operational
• Making CNC Programs (optional) Create CAM program from 3D Model in SolidWorks using Mastercam

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• At least three years of mold making experience.
• At least three years of experience in general machining with some CNC experience.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, documents such as safety rules, operating and maintaining instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook and even familiarity with SolidWorks and Mastercam a plus.

Please apply today to be one of the first people considered for this position!