Mold Maker - Weekend Shift!

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East seeks a Mold Maintenance Technician to support multi-cavity mold production. Responsibilities include cleaning and changing over molds, diagnosing quality issues, and coordinating repairs with the Mold Maintenance Lead.

Candidates must interpret blueprints/CAD, use milling, EDM and surface grinding, and have strong attention to detail. 5-year mold maintenance experience preferred; on-site schedule 6a-6p Fri–Sun, $17/hr, with evaluation to hire

Qualifications

• Able to interpret blueprints, CAD and Solidworks.
• Deep mold manufacturing knowledge (fitting tooling, venting, frame interlocking).
• Capable of using milling, surface grinding, and EDM to tight tolerances (+.0002).
• Collaborates with a process technician to troubleshoot repairs.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience with micro welding and machining to repair steel.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and repair molds to ensure production readiness.
• Perform cleaning and changeover of molds.
• Diagnose root causes of mold quality issues and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain documentation of mold repairs and spare tooling.
• Coordinate with Mold Maintenance Lead on timing of repairs.
• Report weekly status of spare tooling and tooling inventory.
• Follow safety and ISO quality practices.

Skills

Blueprints interpretation & CAD

SolidWorks knowledge

Mold maintenance concepts

Machining: milling, surface grinding,,

EDM & micro welding

Troubleshooting with technicians

Attention to detail

Repair machining of steel

Education

Two-year technical school degree

Four-year mold-making apprenticeship (state certified)

Tools

Milling machine

Surface grinder

EDM

CAD software (SolidWorks)

Job description

JOB SUMMARY: Understand the processes required to support molding production through the troubleshooting and maintenance of production tooling.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTION:

• On-site regular, reliable attendance is required.


• Perform cleaning and changeover of production molds to insure production readiness.


• Diagnose quality issues (root cause) and take corrective action to return the mold to production.


• Make recommendations for needed repairs or improvements.


• Perform visual checks of production of initial sampling to insure repairs or changeover are correct.


• Keep documentation of mold repairs/modifications current.


• Takes direction from Mold Maintenance Lead Person


• Keeps updated log of all spare tooling and reports the status to the Mold Maintenance Lead on a weekly basis.


• Consults with the Mold Maintenance Lead, Molding Manager and Operations Manager on production requirements for timing of repairs.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• May be asked to manufacture or modify various automation machine parts or fixtures to support production.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• 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, and EDM 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

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5 years 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.


• MSDS – Right to know


• ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 13485: 2003


• Quality program


• Safety

Hours are 6a-6p Fri, Sat & Sun. Pay is $17/hr. Evaluation to hire with company benefits upon hire.