Molding Technician, 1st Shift, Injection Molding/Extrusion

Terumo Cardiovascular Group

Elkton, Northern (MD, KY)

Hybrid

USD 65,000 - 85,000

Full time

15 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Paid vacation

Health benefits

Dental & vision

401(k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Life and AD&D insurance

Disability (LT/ST)

Parental leave

Travel assistance

Job summary

Terumo Medical Corporation in Elkton, MD seeks a Maintenance Technician to sustain injection molding machines, molds, and extrusion lines. You will perform preventive and emergency maintenance, changeovers, and part sourcing, ensuring quality and uptime across manufacturing processes.

You will work under supervision with a focus on safety, documentation, and continuous improvement in a regulated environment, contributing to project upgrades and engineering collaboration.

Qualifications

AA degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience with at least 2 years in production maintenance.
Hands-on experience with injection molding equipment and extrusion lines is preferred.
Ability to read blueprints and schematics and interpret technical drawings.
Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment and with quality systems.
Proficient communication and teamwork in a production setting.

Responsibilities

Maintain and troubleshoot injection molding machines, molds, and extrusion lines to maintain yield and efficiency.
Perform emergency and preventive maintenance on production equipment and tooling.
Hang molds and execute mold changeovers; load programs and complete required paperwork.
Order spare parts and manage inventory; liaise with vendors for parts and information.
Disassemble/assemble tooling with precision; use SolidWorks drawings to check tooling and order parts.
Diagnose machine electrical, hydraulic, or mechanical problems and repair as needed.
Work with engineering on new projects and upgrades to production equipment.
Maintain documentation and follow Terumo Quality System requirements.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Pneumatic systems

Hydraulic systems

Electrical systems

Reading blueprints/schematics

Communication skills

Regulatory/compliance awareness

Safety awareness

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

AA degree in a relevant field

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

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Date: Oct 5, 2026

Location: Elkton, MD, US

Company: Terumo Medical Corporation

Terumo Medical Corporation (TMC) develops, manufactures, and markets a complete, solutions-based portfolio of high-quality medical devices used in a broad range of applications for numerous areas of the healthcare industry. TMC places a premium on providing customers with world-class products, training and education programs that drive clear economic value, better clinical outcomes and improved quality of life for patients. TMC is part of Tokyo-based Terumo Corporation; one of the world’s leading medical device manufacturers with $6+ billion in sales, 30,000+ employees worldwide and operations in more than 160 nations. Terumo Medical Corporation is comprised of two strategic business divisions: Terumo Interventional Systems and Terumo Medical Products.

We believe that the future is bright for everyone at Terumo. We work with the future in mind to generate lasting change, create a bigger impact and produce greater outcomes for today, and for decades to come.

At Terumo we believe in the power of personal growth and will encourage you to get in the driver's seat - progressing in the direction you want to go by deepening your skills throughout your career. We want you to be bold, think outside the box, experiment, innovate and deliver what's next for quality healthcare. You will be part of a collaborative, respectful and resilient team of associates and leaders around the world, working together as partners to achieve more than you thought possible, providing real-world, impactful solutions for patients.

Join us and help shape wherever we go next!

Advancing healthcare with heart

Job Summary:

Maintains the condition, yield and efficiency of all machines, through problem analysis (troubleshooting). Perform emergency maintenance and scheduled preventive maintenance on injection molding machines, molds, and extrusion lines. Hang molds, complete change overs to molds and machines. Obtain spare parts and technical information for spare parts.

Under general supervision receives instructions by way of electronic transmission, verbal, or written from Supervisor regarding production maintenance or troubleshooting tasks.

1. Associate is responsible to follow requirements of TMC Quality system, including but not limited to: process controls, inspection procedures, document/data control, and change control practices.

2. Maintain operational status of all injection molding machines, auxiliary equipment, molds, and extrusion lines with the help of an experienced technician when needed.

3. Process responsibilities include: Hanging molds, completing change overs, operating molding machines, loading programs, completing paperwork, and diagnosis part problems as machine, mold or process issues.

4. Mold Maintenance responsibilities: Disassemble and assemble molds using care not to damage expensive tooling, use of precision equipment to troubleshoot and measure tooling, use Solid Works and drawings to check and order tooling. Troubleshoot tooling problems including Hot Runner Systems.

5. Machine Maintenance Responsibilities: Diagnosis injection molding machine problems, determine if problem is electrical, hydraulic, or mechanical and repair as needed.

6. Order spare parts, maintain inventory on all electrical components, and monitor usage, improve or change application of parts (finding better more durable parts), interaction with vendors, and pricing.

7. Tooling inspection, learn to use precision measuring equipment to complete incoming tooling inspections.

8. Work with engineering on new projects and upgrades to production equipment.

9. Perform scheduled repairs and preventive maintenance in addition to emergency repairs.

10. Maintenance of documentation.

11. Performs other job related duties assigned.

Working Conditions:

Position requires gowning procedures for controlled environment. Typically works around high speed machinery, hydraulics, electric, and pneumatics requiring Lockout Tag out Procedure to be followed and close attention given to safety. Will require the use of eye protection, as needed and hearing protection when working in high noise level area. Conditions physically demanding when high number of machine break downs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Mechanical aptitude is critical, as much of the knowledge needed comes from hands on training and working with experienced maintenance technicians.
Knowledge and experience with pneumatic systems preferred
Knowledge and experience with hydraulic systems is preferred.
Knowledge and experience with electric is preferred.
Considerable standing, reaching, pulling, stooping, etc., with occasional assistance lifting of weights up to 100 lbs.
Requires hand eye coordination in making precise and critical adjustments.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Proficient at reading and interpreting blueprints and schematics.
Requires an AA degree in a relevant field with at least 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Industrial Electric training with a degree or certification or equivalent experience preferred.
Experience with Solid Works is preferred
Arc Flash Training is preferred
Experience working in a regulated industry is preferred
Industrial safety training is preferred

It is Terumo’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As a Company, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment.

Final compensation packages may be higher or lower than what is listed, and will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience, internal equity, skillset, knowledge, geography, education, business needs and market demand.

We provide competitive and comprehensive benefit options which include: