Position Summary
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 consists of disassembling, cleaning, organizing, and reassembling complex tooling used in the injection molding process.
This role is 100% onsite at our Salt Lake City, UT manufacturing facility.
Essential Duties & 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
- Production circumstances may require working outside normal hours
- 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 demonstrating 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
- Understanding 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 II
- Basic 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
Knowledge, Skills & 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
- Ability to read/understand 2D prints (part/tool)
- 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
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be 18 years of age
Travel Requirements
- Typically requires travel less than 5% of the time
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is expected to communicate both verbally and written.
- This role routinely uses standard office equipment e.g. computers, tablets, touchscreens etc..
- Some aspects of this job will require tasks to be performed in a clean room environment.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit or stand for long periods of time.
- Job duties may require working inside /outside injection molding machines and working on ladders.
- Must be capable of lifting and moving up to 50lbs.
- Work schedule could change anytime per business needs.