Toolmaker

Molex; Little Falls (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Disability

Retirement

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Molex in Little Falls, Minnesota is seeking a Toolmaker to support die and mold fabrication, setup, and repair. You will read blueprints, set up machine tools, and inspect finished parts to ensure accurate dimensions.

Qualified candidates have a two-year technical degree and 2–5 years’ related experience, plus ability to interpret safety instructions and perform precise measurements. Heat-treat knowledge is required.

Qualifications

• Two-year vocational, trade, or technical degree completed.
• 2–5 years of related experience or training.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and manuals.
• Able to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Knowledge of heat treating steels.

Responsibilities

• Studies blueprints and computes specifications.
• Plans sequence of operations for die/mold.
• Measures and marks metal stock for machining.
• Operates machines to shape dies and molds and verify dimensions.
• Uses surface grinder to finish parts.
• Assembles die or mold and checks fit.
• Reviews dies, molds, tools, and fixtures for possible design improvements.
• Maintains records of maintenance on tools.

Skills

Blueprint interpretation

Mechanical aptitude

Problem solving

Math fundamentals

Education

Two-year technical degree

2–5 years related experience

Tools

Vertical mill

Engine lathe

CNC milling machine

Surface grinder

Job description

Your Job

Molex in Little Falls Minnesota is currently hiring for a Toolmaker.

Our Team

Analyzes specifications, sets up and operates machine tools, and fits and assembles parts to fabricate and repair metalworking dies and molds, cutting tools, jigs, and fixtures, gauges, and hand-tools.

What You Will Do

• Studies blueprints of product and die or mold and computes specifications.
• Plans sequence of operations, visualizing shape of die or mold in reverse of product.
• Measures, marks and scribes metal stock to lay out for machining.
• Gives machining specifications to Tool Machine Set Up Operators or sets up and operates machines such as vertical mill, engine lathe and CNC milling machine to machine outer dimensions and contoured cavity of die or mold.
• Uses surface grinder to fit parts for assembly and to smooth and finish cavity.
• Assembles die or mold. Verifies dimensions.
• Examines standard or previously used dies or molds, tools, and jigs and fixtures, and recommends design modifications regarding construction and function of part.
• Keeps an accurate record of maintenance performed on all tools.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Completion of a two year vocational, trade, or technical degree,
• Two to five years of related experience or training; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Knowledge of heat treating steels required.

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

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Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).