Plastic Injection Mold Tooling Technician

Mann + Hummel, Inc.; Portage (Cambria County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Mann + Hummel, Inc. in Portage, PA seeks a skilled Tool & Die Mold Repair Technician to maintain and repair plastic injection tooling in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities include modifying tooling per engineering direction, fabricating parts, and performing preventative maintenance. Experience with hot runner and valve gate systems is important. This full-time position offers steady work and the chance to contribute to production quality and efficiency.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or GED required.
• Journeyman's card through apprenticeship or 8 years of dedicated tool and die mold repair experience.
• MIG and TIG welding qualifications required.
• Tool room machining qualifications required.
• Experience in tool and die mold repair with strong mechanical background.
• Plastic injection molding equipment experience is essential.
• Familiar with hot runner and valve gate systems.
• Ability to work independently with planning/requisitioning parts and materials, arranging own work, responsible for outcome and closure.
• Proficient with shop tools and automated equipment.

Responsibilities

• Emergency plastic injection tool and die repair.
• Modify and/or fabricate blueprint tooling equipment from engineering direction.
• Component part fabrication from sample and/or prints.
• Coordinate and perform preventative maintenance of plastic injection tools.
• Record daily activities in centralized maintenance management system.
• Organize and complete scheduled PMs and projects assigned.
• Use troubleshooting/root cause analysis to determine corrective action on problems with plastic injection molds.

Skills

MIG welding

TIG welding

Tool room machining

Mold repair experience

Plastic injection molding equipment

Hot runner systems

Valve gate systems

Mechanical background

Education

High School diploma or GED

Journeyman's card or 8 years of proven experience in tool & die mold repair

Job description

Mann + Hummel, Inc. in Portage, PA seeks a skilled Tool & Die Mold Repair Technician to maintain and repair plastic injection tooling in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities include modifying tooling per engineering direction, fabricating parts, and performing preventative maintenance. Experience with hot runner and valve gate systems is important. This full-time position offers steady work and the chance to contribute to production quality and efficiency.