Senior Mold Technician

About the role

The Sr. Mold Technician performs routine maintenance on plastic injection molds both in the press and on the bench under the direct supervision of a Lead Technician. This role is 100% onsite at our Salt Lake City, UT manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

• Follow all company safety practices.
• Highlight safety risks and work with the Lead Technician and Supervisor to implement solutions to new risks.
• 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.
• Work on special projects as they arise as directed.
• Actively demonstrate support through interactions with solid communication skills, attitude, dedication, commitment, respect, pride and trust.
• Electrical skills (testing/troubleshooting).
• Stoning/polishing mold components.
• Understand torque settings.
• Understand between using Standard vs Metric.
• Demonstrate machining skills (grinder, lathe, mill).
• Measure/fitting stack heights.
• Ability to set/time unwinds.
• Fitting mold components.
• Hot Runner skills (clean, bake, wire).
• Ability to start working independently.
• Ability to train/oversee new hires starting from Mold I and IIBasic shop math skills.
• Ability to use proper measurement techniques with (micrometer, calipers, dial indicator).
• Complete shop paperwork and documentation using correct terminology (FA, tool workorder).
• Follow all regulatory requirements e.g. Current Good Manufacturing and Documentation Practices.
• Perform these and other duties as necessary or required, the inclusion of which will not alter the basic scope of the position.

Qualifications

• Having a mechanical aptitude.
• Knowledge and understanding of basic shop tools and hand tools.
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and basic electrical systems.
• Familiarity with high cavitation tools.
• Prototype mold manufacturing and/or maintenance desired, but not required.
• Knowledge and understand mechanics and terminology of a mold and their functions.
• Knowledge and understand mechanics and terminology of an injection molding machine.
• Knowledge and understanding of surface finish and how they are achieved.
• Understanding of hydraulics, pneumatics, and servo systems.
• Understanding of Hot Runner systems.

Education and Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of tool repair and maintenance experience.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous injection molding or tooling experience is required.