Mold Repair Technician I

Nypro DR; Gurnee (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

401(k) retirement plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Jabil in Illinois (Gurnee) is seeking a Mold Technician to maintain and repair injection molds and tooling, ensuring high-quality production. You will perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot issues, and support manufacturing with timely, accurate documentation.

The role requires strong knowledge of plastics mold technology, problem solving, and the ability to operate manual mold shop equipment. A detail-oriented, team-focused professional will excel in this environment.

Qualifications

• Industry and plastics mold knowledge.
• Problem solving/troubleshooting.
• Detail oriented.
• Master craftsmen ability.
• Responsiveness.
• Team participation skills.
• Training/mentoring skills.
• Ability to operate all manual mold shop equipment and machines.

Responsibilities

• Maintains customer satisfaction by maintaining molds and ancillary equipment.
• Ensures quality fabrication and maintenance of injection molds, dies, jigs, fixtures and other tooling.
• Performs preventive maintenance on molds and tracks mold performance with documentation.
• Provides process improvement recommendations and forecasts potential quality or production issues.
• Operates all manual shop equipment as required.
• Troubleshoots and analyzes problems before repairs.
• Supports production by repairing and maintaining tooling.
• Modifies molds to produce higher quality products.
• Keeps stock inventories of tooling parts.
• Documents mold repairs and solutions to prevent interruptions.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mold knowledge

Problem solving

Detail oriented

Master craftsmen

Responsiveness

Team skills

Mentoring

Operate equipment

Job description

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

JOB SUMMARY

Provides required service, repair and "return-to-operation" molds that are actively engaged in producing quality products.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains customer satisfaction by maintaining the maintenance of molds and ancillary equipment used in producing product.
• Ensures the quality fabrication and maintenance of injection molds, dies jigs, fixtures and other devices used in furthering production of the customers' parts.
• Performs preventive maintenance on molds and on mold performance tracking the maintenance with accurate and timely documentation.
• Provides process improvement recommendations and forecasts any potential quality or production issues from tooling lead.
• Runs all manual shop equipment as required.
• Troubleshoots and analyzes problems before any repairs are initiated.
• Supports production by repairing, adjusting and maintaining all forms of equipment used in the production process.
• Supplies direct action in modifying molds to produce a superior quality product.
• Maintains stock inventories by ensuring the proper levels of component parts are available at all times for tooling repair.
• Improves the efficiency and accuracy of molded products by the documenting reasons for mold repairs and solutions to prevent future manufacturing interruptions.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• Industry and Plastics Mold Knowledge
• Problem Solving/Trouble Shooting
• Detail Oriented
• Master Craftsmen Ability
• Responsiveness
• Team Participation Skills
• Training/Mentoring Skills
• Ability to Operate All Manual Mold Shop Equipment and Machines

The hourly pay range for this role is $22.84 - $41.11. Job-related, non-discriminatory factors used to determine the actual offered rate include qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data, and consideration of internal equity.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• paid time off accruing at a rate of 3.07 hours during your first year of employment
• 4 weeks of paid parental leave
• in 2027, 11 company-paid holidays (9 fixed holidays and 2 optional floating holidays), subject to change yearly
• 401(k) retirement plan
• employee stock purchase plan

Jabil may use artificial intelligence ("AI") in connection with various aspects of its recruitment and hiring functions. If and when AI is used, Jabil ensures that its use of AI would not have the effect of subjecting employees to discrimination on the basis of protected classes.

Jabil, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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