Mold Shop Lead: Precision Mold Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Portola; Tolleson (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits after

401k with company match

Paid time off and holidays starting on

Bi-weekly pay

Uniform/ Safety gear reimbursement

Job summary

Silgan in Tolleson, AZ is hiring a Mold Shop Lead to oversee mold maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and mold changeovers for injection and compression molding operations.

In this hands-on leadership role, you’ll support Mold Maintenance Technicians and work with the Supervisor and Process Engineer to optimize molding processes, improve equipment performance, and keep molds operating reliably.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred; technical or trade schooling is a plus.
• Minimum 2 years of manufacturing experience.
• Experience with mold maintenance, repair, or injection molding.
• Experience with high-cavitation hot runner molds.
• Electrical troubleshooting experience with hot runner molds.
• Ability to read mold design prints and technical drawings.
• Strong mechanical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with calipers, micrometers, indicators, and measurement tools.
• Experience setting and starting molds in injection molding presses.
• Arburg, KraussMaffei, SACMI, or Sumitomo experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead mold maintenance, rebuilding, refurbishment, and repair.
• Perform in-press preventive maintenance on molds and components.
• Disassemble, clean, inspect, repair, and reassemble injection molds.
• Troubleshoot high-cavitation and multi-cavity hot runner molds.
• Troubleshoot electrical issues and hot runner systems.
• Set, remove, and assist with mold changeovers on molding machines.
• Maintain mold repair documentation, inventory, and EAM system records.
• Assist with injection molding process setup and optimization.
• Coordinate mold repairs with vendors.
• Support continuous improvement and safe work practices.

Skills

Mold maintenance

Mold repair

Injection molding

Electrical troubleshooting

Reading prints

Calipers

Micrometers

Indicators

Mold changeovers

Vendor coordination

Education

High school diploma

Technical or trade school education

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Indicators

Job description

Silgan in Tolleson, AZ is hiring a Mold Shop Lead to oversee mold maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and mold changeovers for injection and compression molding operations.

In this hands-on leadership role, you’ll support Mold Maintenance Technicians and work with the Supervisor and Process Engineer to optimize molding processes, improve equipment performance, and keep molds operating reliably.