Mold Technician – Preventive Maintenance & Repairs

Rehrig Pacific; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rehrig Pacific is seeking a skilled Mold Maintenance Technician to safely perform preventive maintenance and repairs on injection molds. The role focuses on ensuring equipment reliability and uptime while supporting plant metrics and customer expectations.

The candidate should have strong troubleshooting skills, experience with hot runner systems, and the ability to read blueprints and operate CNC mills and lathes. A forklift certification is a plus and CMMS familiarity is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience in injection molding.
• Proficient in repairs of hot runner systems, especially valve gate systems.
• Excellent troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
• Ability to define problems and resolve quickly.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and working knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems.
• Proficient in the use of lathe, mill, CNC, cranes, rigging, and surface grinding.
• MIG welding, TIG welding, and micro welding experience is desired.
• Forklift certified.
• Experience with large molds, 40,000 to 90,000 lbs.
• Familiar with CMMS.

Responsibilities

• Perform weekly and monthly Preventive Maintenance procedures to ensure molds are maintained to standards.
• Perform in-press Preventative Maintenance per schedule.
• Repair injection molds to maximize reliability and uptime.
• Troubleshoot issues and determine root causes, collaborating with other departments as needed.
• Read blueprints to machine mold components and set up CNC mills, standard mills, and lathes.
• Disassemble molds and hot runners for maintenance and repairs.
• Teach new skills to department members and maintain safety and quality records.

Skills

Troubleshooting & diagnostics

Mechanical aptitude

Problem solving

Team collaboration

CMMS familiarity

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Lathe

CNC Milling

CNC Setup

Hydraulic tooling

MIG/TIG welding

Forklift operation

Stack molds

Sensor wiring

Job description

Rehrig Pacific is seeking a skilled Mold Maintenance Technician to safely perform preventive maintenance and repairs on injection molds. The role focuses on ensuring equipment reliability and uptime while supporting plant metrics and customer expectations.

The candidate should have strong troubleshooting skills, experience with hot runner systems, and the ability to read blueprints and operate CNC mills and lathes. A forklift certification is a plus and CMMS familiarity is preferred.