Senior Mold Maker – Precision Tooling Expert

Texas Injection Molding; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Own tools

Job summary

Texas Injection Molding is seeking an experienced Mold Maker to troubleshoot, repair, and design injection molds and tooling. You will mentor junior mold makers and operate manual tool room equipment with a focus on precision and reliability.

Qualified candidates have 5+ years in mold making, Journeyman status, and CNC/CAD experience. The role requires standing most of the day and lifting up to 50 lbs, with potential for overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a mold maker; a machinist does not qualify.
• Plastics/molding experience and precision injection molds.
• Experience with CNC machining and programming.
• Journeyman Mold Maker qualification.
• Experience with fitting and benching of molds.
• Strong math, ability to read engineering drawings and CAD files.
• Able to stand 8-10 hours daily and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Safety-minded with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on complex injection molding tools, ensuring optimal functionality and production uptime.
• Identify and troubleshoot mold issues, promptly implementing solutions to minimize production disruptions.
• Maintain accurate documentation of all mold maintenance and repair activities, including dates, procedures used, and materials consumed.
• Train and mentor junior mold makers, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Start-Finish of new tooling as well as repairs and modifications of existing tooling
• Be efficient and skilled in operating manual tool room machinery such as surface grinders, mills, lathes, tool grinders.
• Trouble shoot and repair hot runner systems
• Collection of data and use of data analysis to make fact based decisions
• Commitment to company values

Skills

Strong math skills

Read CAD files

Stand for long hours

Lift up to 50 lbs

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Safety awareness

Self-starter

Detail oriented

Education

Journeyman Mold Maker certification

Tools

CNC machining

CNC programming

CAD drawings

Job description

Texas Injection Molding is seeking an experienced Mold Maker to troubleshoot, repair, and design injection molds and tooling. You will mentor junior mold makers and operate manual tool room equipment with a focus on precision and reliability.

Qualified candidates have 5+ years in mold making, Journeyman status, and CNC/CAD experience. The role requires standing most of the day and lifting up to 50 lbs, with potential for overtime as needed.