Toolmaker - Tooling

MGS Manufacturing; Town of Germantown (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MGS Manufacturing invites applications for an experienced Toolmaker to join the MGS US Tooling team in Wisconsin. You will support tooling operations for injection mold tooling, read drawings, modify tooling, and ensure tools meet quality standards.

Key duties include setting up toolroom machines, coordinating with machining areas, repairing tooling, and assisting in first samples. Experience with mold tooling and strong organizational skills are required.

Qualifications

• Two- to four-year related education or equivalent experience.
• Injection mold tooling/Toolmaking experience is a plus.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong time management, communication, and organizational skills.
• General knowledge of best machining practices.
• Self-motivated team player.

Responsibilities

• Read engineering drawings and use measuring devices to produce or modify tooling.
• Repair or replace tooling to maintain inventory.
• Set up and operate toolroom machines and hand tools.
• Coordinate with specialty machining areas for operations.
• Understand and apply quality standards and inspection methods.
• Provide input to Design/Program Management during preliminary reviews.
• Assemble final tool per drawings and customer expectations.
• Assist in first sample and ready tool for production.
• Possibly train apprentices and aid their progression.
• Troubleshooting and preventative maintenance of tools and hot systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

MS Office

Time management

Communication

Organizational skills

Toolmaking experience

Mold tooling

Self-motivated team player

Machining best practices

Education

Two-year technical college program

Four-year university program

On-the-job training and experience (5-10 years)

Job description

MGS has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Toolmaker to join our MGS US Tooling team.

The Toolmaker is responsible for the activities required to support Toolmaking operations. This would include all tooling related operations needed to construct, fit, troubleshoot, assemble or repair new or existing injection molds.

Below are additional duties and responsibilities:

• Read engineering drawings and use necessary measuring devices to produce or modify existing tooling, new tools, or old tools.
• Repair or request replacement parts, tooling or hardware as needed in order to maintain inventory of tooling.
• Serve as a good role model to employees for safe work practices and behavior by conducting yourself professionally, keeping in mind your own safety and the safety of others.
• Set-up and operate all Toolroom machines.
• Set-up and operate all hand-tool equipment along with manual tool machines.
• Coordinate with specialty machining areas for specific operations or needs.
• Understand and perform quality standards, methods, usage of inspection devices, and reporting as required.
• Provide input to Design/Program Management departments while at preliminary review.
• Coordinate the ordering of proper materials with Design department.
• Assemble final tool according to engineering drawings, customer’s expectations and MGS quality standards.
• Assist in first sample and offer suggestions to ready tool for production.
• Possibly work with and train apprentices, offer aid to their progression.
• Troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and repair of tools and hot systems.
• Any other duties as assigned.

ABOUT MGS:

As a global provider of healthcare manufacturing solutions, MGS provides the right balance to drive vital innovations: robust end-to-end solutions combined with the strong customer focus and seamless collaboration of an agile partner. That’s why we’re the engineering and manufacturing partner of choice for today’s leading Pharma, Diagnostic and MedTech innovators. Serving customers from 12 strategically located facilities around the world, we transform our customers’ most pressing challenges into innovations that improve lives. To learn more about MGS, please visit www.mgsmfg.com .

Experience and Skills

A qualified Toolmaker candidate would fulfill these requirements:

• Completion of an accredited two-year technical college program, in a related field of study, a four-year university program, in a related field of study, or accrued on-the-job training and experience (5-10 years).
• Plastic injection mold tooling/Toolmaking experience a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Exceptional time management, communication, and organizational skills
• General knowledge of best machining practices
• Self-Motivated team player

Succeed with MGS! MGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.