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

Milwaukee Tool; Town of Mukwonago (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

401(k) savings plan

Education assistance

On-site wellness & cafe services

Benefits site access

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool in Mukwonago, WI is seeking a Mold & Tool Maker to support plastic injection molds and related tooling. You will contribute to manufacturing improvements in existing processes and new products while collaborating with operations and engineering to keep tooling in top condition.

Responsibilities include verifying dimensions with calipers and micrometers, studying blueprints, troubleshooting tooling, setting up CNC equipment, inspecting tooling readiness, and recording repair

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of mold components for conformance to specifications using measuring instruments.
• 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, and wire EDM.
• 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.

Skills

Troubleshooting tooling

Communication with engineering/ops

Self-directed improvement

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

Mastercam

SolidWorks CAM

Job description

Mold & Tool Maker

At Milwaukee Tool (Milwaukee), we strive for operational excellence to deliver best‑in‑class products that exceed the needs of our end users. We achieve this by cultivating a culture to hire, reward, mentor and grow ‘Exceptional People.’

Responsibilities

As a 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.

• 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, and wire EDM.
• 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 & Qualifications

• 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.

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 site HERE.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.