Mold Maintenance Technician

Performs maintenance on molds and machines used for injection molding or casting of plastics and other materials. In this career, your responsibilities are to clean and maintain molds and equipment, perform inspections on mold components, and repair any damages to the mold or machinery. Your duties may also include operating molding machines, swapping out manufacturing molds, and creating reports on the molding machines to track maintenance performed or issues that arise with the equipment. You must be well versed in the safety procedures of the company regarding machine operation and may instruct other employees on these practices.

Must have great attention to detail
Able to identify all molds and steam chests
Perform light welding on both metal and aluminum
Perform light soldering
Utilize the Microsoft tablet for documenting
Establish folders in the system for mold pictures, setups and maintenance logs
Ability to identify and use different size taps and recoils
Perform end of run checks on all molds
Test and calibrate all fill guns
Build jigs and fixtures as needed
Perform light work on mill, lathe and saw
Create and maintain a preventative maintenance list for each mold
Perform a variety of inspections on molds and equipment
Troubleshoot machines
Keep Supervisor informed of any mold/fill gun issues
Have inventory of items needed to maintain molds and fill guns
Ensure that molds are performing effectively and efficiently
Make offsets and adjustments as required to compensate for mold wear or changes
Help reduce production failures and improve yields
Optimize the set up process and reduce overall set up time
Tune in machines
Ability to read a caliper and tape measure
Help identify, develop and implement cost-saving measures
Take independent actions as needed to accomplish goals
Keep clean and organized work area