Tool & Die / Mold Tech -1st shift

Nexxta; Mishawaka (IN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexxta, a U.S.-based manufacturer with multiple Great Lakes facilities, seeks a seasoned Tool & Die Maker to support plastic injection mold tooling, repair, and maintenance. You will read blueprints, set up tool room equipment, and verify tolerances to ensure timely, high-quality mold production.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in tool & die, CAD familiarity, and the ability to coordinate with production teams. Knowledge of CNC operations is a plus, and safety standards must be followed.

Qualifications

• Journeyman's Card in Tool & Die Making preferred; 5 years’ experience expected.
• Experience in tool room for plastic injection mold repair or mold maintenance.
• Ability to read blueprints and tool drawings.
• Able to read machine shop gauges and indicators.
• Knowledge of plastic injection mold design/terms helpful.
• Basic computer skills (MS Office, CAD).

Responsibilities

• Assemble and disassemble injection molding tools for maintenance and revisions.
• Inspect tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures for condition and conformance.
• Read blueprints and specifications to determine tools and parts required.
• Set up and operate tool room equipment including lathes, mills, grinders.
• Use CAD to determine component sizes and suggested modifications.
• Verify dimensions and tolerances using gages and indicators.
• Transport tooling between production and tool room with forklift.
• Observe machine operation to identify tool/mold issues and address them.

Skills

Journeyman card preference

Tool & Die making

Blueprint reading

CAD basics

Mold design knowledge

Measurement tools

CNC experience

Safety procedures

Tools

CAD software

CNC machines

Job description

NEXXTA is a U.S.-based manufacturing partner with four Great Lakes facilities delivering precision, speed, and scale. We serve industry leaders across transportation, energy, medical, and defense, offering tariff-free production, open capacity, and rapid ramp-up. With in-house R&D and engineering, we help customers strengthen supply chains and build confidently in America

JOB DUTIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assemble and disassemble a variety of injection molding tools for general maintenance, repairs, and revisions.
• Inspect tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures for condition and conformance to tooling standards.
• Comprehend specifications such as blueprints, sketches, models, or descriptions.
• Visualize product to determine materials required and machines used to fabricate parts.
• Setup and operate tool room equipment needed to build, repair, revise and service molds, fixtures and related tools in a correct and timely manner. Including, but not limited to: manual and/or CNC controlled lathes, milling machines, and grinders.
• Maneuver and secure machined parts and tools on a surface plate or worktable.
• Fit and assemble smooth and contoured parts together and into assemblies.
• Use hand tools, machine shop gages, indicators and other measurement equipment to verify conformance
• Connect wiring and hydraulic lines for electrical and hydraulic components.
• Compute dimensions, plan layout and determine assembly method and sequence of operations.
• Verify conformance of dimensions, alignments, and clearances of machined parts to specifications with the use of hand tools, machine shop gages, indicators and other measurement equipment.
• Use CAD system to determine size of components to be machined.
• Recommend design modifications regarding construction and function of mold assemblies.
• Draw or sketch design of concept ideas to be evaluated by other team members.
• Observe injection molding machine operation to detect tool and die malfunctions, provide solutions to address the problems.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Close out electronic work orders for tooling projects and enter tooling notes into electronic database.
• Transports tools and dies between production area and tool room using a forklift.
• Operate overhead hoist/crane to position tools and dies.
• This list of duties is not exhaustive. Duties may change or be added by management as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Journeyworkers Card in Tool & Die Making with a minimum of 5 years’ experience is preferred; will consider eight years of documented experience without a Journeyworkers Card.
• 3 to 5 years of experience using hand operated tool room equipment with experience in a tool room involving plastic injection mold repair or mold maintenance.
• Knowledge of Plastic Injection Molding tool design and construction.
• Knowledge of plastic injection mold making terminology.
• Able to read and comprehend blue prints and tool drawings.
• Able to read machine shop gages and indicators.
• Basic computer skills (MS Office products, CAD)
• Demonstrated organizational, interpersonal, and attention to detail skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members or other employees in the organization.
• Ability to define problems, collect and analyze objective data and draw valid conclusions.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to learn new technologies.
• Ability to handle multiple projects concurrently.
• CNC wire and sinker experience is a plus.