Mold & Tool Maker (2nd or 3rd Shift)

MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust health, dental and vision保险

Generous 401(k) savings plan

Education assistance

On-site wellness and fitness center

Food and coffee service

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool seeks a Journeyman Mold & Tool Maker to support plastic injection molds and tooling needs. You will repair, alter, and fabricate dies and fixtures, collaborating with engineering and operations to improve manufacturing processes.

Strong inspection and measurement skills are essential to ensure tooling meets specifications. The role requires hands-on machining in a CNC shop environment and the ability to communicate technical status to cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience with Injection Molding repair and tooling changes.
• Journeyman Mold (Tool and Die) Maker.
• Experience with aluminum stamping and machining is a plus.
• Communicate status to engineering/operations.
• SolidWorks or NX experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Verify dimensions and clearances using calipers, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Study blueprints and models to repair or fabricate tools and dies.
• Mold cavity and insert changes to support production.
• Set up and operate lathes, milling machines, grinders.
• Inspect tooling for production readiness.
• Assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools.
• Record repair history in the electronic maintenance system.
• Develop preventive maintenance for plastic molds and stamping dies.
• Build spare parts and estimate repair times.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and lead projects.

Skills

Troubleshooting tooling

Injection molding repair

Mold & die maker

Communication with engineering

SolidWorks/NX familiarity

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

Master CAM

SolidWorks CAM

Job description

As a Journeyman Mold & Tool Maker, you would work primarily on plastic injection molds, with other tooling and fixture work as needed. The primary duty is to utilize tool and die making skills to contribute to manufacturing improvements in both existing manufacturing processes and new products. This position will interact with operations, engineering and process technicians to construct, alter, fit and repair tooling from both the plastic injection molding processes. You’ll be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of mold components for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
• Study blueprints, sketches, and models to repair or fabricate tools and dies Ability to troubleshoot production and prototype tooling
• Mold cavity and insert changes as needed to support production schedule.
• Set up and operate conventional or CNC machine shop equipment such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders
• Inspect tooling for production readiness
• Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
• Participating in tryouts with completed tools to ensure that parts meet specifications, adjusting as necessary.
• Record work and repair history of tooling in the electronic maintenance system
• Perform and develop effective preventive maintenance systems of plastic molds and stamping dies
• Build and modify spare parts as needed, and give accurate time estimates of repairs
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and work in a self-directed manner to implement projects and optimize production processes

Tools and Experience

• Possess expert-level experience in troubleshooting tooling
• 5 years’ experience with Injection Molding repair, engineering changes and new builds
• Journey Mold (Tool and Die) Maker
• Experience with aluminum stamping and machining a plus
• Must be able to communicate technical status to the engineering or operations team.
• Experience with SolidWorks or NX is a plus
• Experience with Master CAM or Solidworks CAM is a plus

Perks and Benefits

• Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans
• Generous 401 (K) savings plan
• Education assistance
• On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service And many more, check out our benefits siteHERE.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.

Milwaukee Tool, founded in 1924, is a global leader in delivering innovative solutions to the professional construction trades that increase productivity and safety.

Milwaukee® is known for their world-leading M12™, M18™, and MX FUEL™ cordless systems, the ground-breaking performance of their cordless innovations, safety solutions, battery-powered outdoor power equipment, jobsite lighting and clean-up, time-saving accessories, and innovative hand tool and PACKOUT™ Modular Storage Products.

The company is dedicated to delivering a steady stream of advanced, trade-specific solutions.

Milwaukee Tool is a Brookfield, Wisconsin-based subsidiary of Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (TTI) (HKEx stock code: 669, ADR symbol: TTNDY).