Tool Maker: Mold & Precision Machining (Employee-Owned)

Aprios - Diversified Plastics, Inc.; Vista (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401(k) Retirement Plan

Medical Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Career Development Opportunities

Employee-Owned Culture

Job summary

Aprios - Diversified Plastics, Inc. is seeking a skilled Tool Maker in Vista, CA to join our 100% employee-owned team. You will build, repair, and optimize customer molds, tooling, and fixtures while supporting continuous improvement in manufacturing operations.

The role emphasizes precise mold building and collaboration with engineers and machinists. The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of experience in injection mold tooling, strong CAD/CAM skills (SolidWorks, Mastercam), and a solid grasp of

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical education in machine tool technology or related field.
• 5–10 years of experience building and maintaining injection molds.
• Experience in precision manufacturing or tool room environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and repair customer molds, tooling and fixtures.
• Interpret blueprints and drawings to develop build plans.
• Program CNC equipment using CAM software and operate Haas/Makino machines.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Geometric reasoning

Independent work

Team collaboration

Safety practices

Education

Associate degree in Machine Tool Technology

Tools

SolidWorks

Mastercam

CAM programming

Job description

Aprios - Diversified Plastics, Inc. is seeking a skilled Tool Maker in Vista, CA to join our 100% employee-owned team. You will build, repair, and optimize customer molds, tooling, and fixtures while supporting continuous improvement in manufacturing operations.

The role emphasizes precise mold building and collaboration with engineers and machinists. The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of experience in injection mold tooling, strong CAD/CAM skills (SolidWorks, Mastercam), and a solid grasp of