Tool Maker

Guided Search Partners; South Carolina; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Guided Search Partners is partnering with an established injection molding manufacturer to hire a Tool Maker in South Carolina. This role is ideal for a hands-on mold maker who excels in troubleshooting and maintaining molds in a dynamic environment.

The position requires 7-10+ years of experience in fabrication, maintenance, and repair of molds. The company values problem-solving skills and offers long-term stability and growth potential.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of Mold Maker experience.
• Strong experience fabricating mold parts and components.
• Experience troubleshooting mold issues in the press.

Responsibilities

• Support the tool room and molding floor by keeping molds running.
• Fabricate and fit replacement mold parts.
• Troubleshoot mold issues and perform maintenance.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Repair work

Root cause analysis

Fabricating mold parts

Manual machinery operation

Tools

Surface grinders

Horizontal mills

Lathes

EDM

Job description

Overview

Guided Search Partners (GSP) is an Executive Search firm built on Trust, Transparency, Specialization, and Long-term Relationships. We connect high-performing professionals with organizations that value people, performance, and growth—helping leaders find roles where they can make an impact and build meaningful careers.

About the Opportunity

We’re partnering with an established injection molding manufacturer seeking a Tool Maker in South Carolina.

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced mold/tooling professional who wants job security, room to grow, and the chance to make a real impact. The company has been around since the 1960s, has a worldwide footprint, and is known for taking care of its people. The facility is looking for someone who can bring deep tooling expertise to an active molding floor. The molds and equipment are older, so this role is a great fit for someone who likes troubleshooting, repair work, root cause analysis, and keeping production moving. For the right person, there is also future growth potential into department leadership.

What You’ll Do

You’ll support the tool room and molding floor by keeping molds running, solving issues, and helping bring stronger structure to the department.

Key areas of focus include:

• Fabricate and fit replacement mold parts and components
• Build, troubleshoot, repair, and refurbish molds
• Perform mold PMs, maintenance, and repairs
• Use manual equipment such as surface grinders, horizontal mills, lathes, and EDM
• Cut electrodes and support mold repair work
• Troubleshoot mold issues in the press
• Lead fixes and help determine what components are needed
• Perform root cause analysis for flash, short shots, sink, burning, and other part issues
• Work within +/- .0002 tolerances
• Help support SOPs, active floor issues, and tool room priorities

Who You Are

You are a hands-on mold maker who knows how to troubleshoot, fix problems, and keep production moving. You do well in environments where not everything is perfect, but there is real opportunity to improve it. You are confident working with older molds, manual machinery, and an active molding floor where priorities can shift quickly. You are the type of person who can lead the fix, not just point out the issue. You bring urgency, practical experience, and pride in doing the work right.

Preferred Experience & Attributes

• 7–10+ years of Mold Maker experience
• Strong experience fabricating mold parts and components
• Experience building, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing molds
• Strong PM, repair, refurbishment, and root cause analysis experience
• Ability to troubleshoot mold issues in the press
• Experience with surface grinders, horizontal mills, lathes, and EDM
• Ability to work within +/- .0002 tolerances
• Experience with flash, short shots, sink, burning, and other part non-conformance issues
• Journeyman card is a plus, but not required
• Jig grinding and laser welding experience are a plus
• Experience leading or supervising others is ideal
• Excel spreadsheet and CAD experience are helpful, but not required
• No CNC programming required

Why This Role Matters

This role is important because the facility needs strong tooling expertise to support production, improve mold reliability, and reduce downtime. You’ll be joining a highly tenured team in a company with long-term stability and growth potential. The work is hands-on, visible, and directly tied to keeping the molding floor running. For someone who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and becoming a go-to tooling expert, this is a role where your experience will be valued immediately.