Tool & Die Maker Apprentice: Mold Repair & Fabrication

Cool Gear International; Katy, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance

Short term & Long-term disability

Supplemental life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Igloo Products Corp. in Texas seeks a Tool and Die Maker Apprentice to support production by repairing and fabricating plastic molds and tooling.

You will analyze specs, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and assemble parts for dies and jigs. The role requires high school diploma or equivalent and at least five years in tool and die making for plastics, strong math and English skills, and ability to work in a high-temperature, loud manufacturing environment with PPE.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or equivalency.
• Experience: Minimum five (5) years of Tool and Die Making manufacturing plastic molding experience.
• English language skills: Able to read, write, speak and comprehend English.
• Math skills: Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Understanding of shop mathematics.
• Knows metal properties, and can demonstrate layout, machining, and assembly procedures.

Responsibilities

• Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools.
• Fit and assemble parts to fabricate and repair metalworking dies, cutting tools, jigs and fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.
• Repair and fix parts and molds that come into the shop
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Machine setup

Layout

Machining

Mold repair

Education

High School diploma or equivalency

Job description

Igloo Products Corp. in Texas seeks a Tool and Die Maker Apprentice to support production by repairing and fabricating plastic molds and tooling.

You will analyze specs, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and assemble parts for dies and jigs. The role requires high school diploma or equivalent and at least five years in tool and die making for plastics, strong math and English skills, and ability to work in a high-temperature, loud manufacturing environment with PPE.