Mold Technician
Location: Southington, CT
Pay Rate: $29.00/hr
Duration: Contract to permanent
Hours: 6:45am to 3:15pm Monday to Friday
Job Description
The Mold Technician performs routine maintenance on plastic injection molds both in the press and on the bench under the direct supervision of a Lead Tech/ Sr. Mold Tech. This consists of disassembling, cleaning, organizing, and reassembling complex tooling.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Perform routine maintenance on plastic injection molds in the press and on the bench
- Disassemble, visually inspecting, cleaning, organizing, and reassembling complex high cavitation tooling
- Ensure all equipment is working properly
- Shop awareness and cleanliness
- Participate in activities to ensure departmental compliance to all Federal, State, Local and Company regulatory requirements. These elements include FDA, EPA, OSHA, ISO, EEOC and Company policies relative to the manufacture of product, batch control requirements, documentation requirements, housekeeping, preventative maintenance, calibration, associate training and safety (equipment, associate and material).
- Work on special projects as they arise as directed
- Actively demonstrating support through interactions with solid communication skills, attitude, dedication, commitment, respect, pride and trust
- Ability to troubleshooting
- Basic measurement techniques (micrometer, calipers, dial indicator)
- Complete shop paperwork and documentation using correct terminology (FA, tool workorder)
- Basic electrical understanding
- Stoning/polishing mold components
- Introduction to setting/timing unwinds
- Machining fabrication/repair/modify mold components
- Read/understand drawings 2D and 3D models
- Understand torque settings
- Understanding between using Standard vs Metric
Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications
- Having a mechanical aptitude
- Knowledge and understanding of basic shop tools and hand tools
- Basic shop math skills
- Understand mechanics and terminology of a mold and their functions
- Understand mechanics and terminology of an injection molding machine
- Understanding of surface finish and how they are achieved
- Ability to read/understand 2D prints
- Basic understanding of hydraulics, pneumatics, and servo systems
- Ability to troubleshooting mechanical assemblies
- Familiarity with machining equipment and operations is desired, but not required
- Basic understanding of Hot Runner systems is desired, but not required
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma required
- Minimum of 2 year of Tool Making or tool repair and maintenance experience desired, but not required
- Health savings account
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.