Mold Maker / Mold Repair - 1st Shift (Starting Pay $30.00-$38.00 per hour)

Join an industry leader and innovator looking for people who want to make a difference. Play a key role in producing plastic components that make everyday life possible, from transportation to food packaging to healthcare.

About the role

The Mold Maker / Mold Repair position is responsible for performing mold repair and modifications as directed to meet customer specifications.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs to plastic injection molds.
• Modify and repair molds, jigs and fixtures where accuracy requires maintenance of extremely close tolerances.
• Diagnose problems and determine corrective actions on injection molds.
• Ability to grind complex forms to very close tolerances.
• Ability to complete jobs quickly and efficiently with minimal errors.
• Maintain safe work area in neat and orderly manner.
• Accurately document work performed.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, co-workers and management.
• Continue to grow job specific knowledge and use tools to identify and assist with continuous improvement.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.

Physical Requirements

• Continually walk / stand entire shift.
• Frequently bend at waist, twist and turn.
• Sometimes kneel / crouch and climb.
• Sometimes lift below waist and lift above waist up to 75lbs. and over.
• Rarely lift above shoulders up to 10lbs.
• Frequently push and pull up to 75lbs. and over.
• Continually perform manipulative finger / wrist / hand movement.
• Occasional keyboarding.
• Continual exposure to oil.
• Infrequent exposure to dust, fumes and odors.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Must wear appropriate PPE.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; TMA certificate preferred.
• 5+ years of experience required.
• Extensive knowledge of mold function and repair in a plastic injection environment.
• Ability to display competency calibrating tools related to the tool room.
• Ability to perform multiple functions either or EDM, Jig Grinding, Lathes, Mills, Grinders, etc.
• Good communication skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Hot runner function and repair knowledge a plus.

Pay

Starting pay: $30.00 - $38.00 per hour (based on experience).

Schedule

1st shift: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

Benefits

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical, Dental and VSP Vision Insurance.
• 401(k) matching: Hoffer Plastics matches $0.50 per $1.00 contributed each payroll period up to 6% plus a Safe Harbor contribution of an amount equal to 3% of employee's annual eligible earnings.
• Paid Life Insurance in the amount of 1.5 times basic annual salary.
• Short-term and Long-term Disability.
• 2 weeks paid vacation and up to 5 days of Illinois Paid Leave.
• 9 paid holidays.
• Reimbursements (Tuition, Prescription Safety Glasses, Steel Toe Shoe, and Fitness).