Tool and Die

The successful candidate must be able to multitask in a diversified work environment, should have a minimum of 5 years’ experience of ‘hands-on’ injection mold maintenance and similar experience dealing in plastic polymers.

Qualifications required:

• Must have a minimum of 5 years in a manufacturing environment
• Must have ability to use tool room equipment such as grinders and mills
• Must be capable of working on molds and making tight tolerances parts
• Must able to comprehend part and tool prints
• Injection mold dis-assemble/assembly and perform general mold maintenance
• Self-motivated, good organizational skill, team player
• Must be able to follow safety guidelines on the production floor
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair tooling problems on the production floor, identify and implement tooling improvements
• 5 years’ hands-on work experience in Injection Molding
• Die maker or machinist certificate
• Continuous Improvement experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably in an ISO 9001:2008 certified company

Essential functions and responsibilities:

• Perform problem-solving to develop corrective actions for customer issues or to initiate continuous improvement
• Repairs and re-builds injection molds by arranging for welding and rework, machining, polishing and finishing to required surface finish
• Fits and assembles parts and tests completed molds for proper operation
• Verifies conformance of repaired injection molds or related tooling to specification by checking dimension, clearances and alignments using various test equipment, consistently working to close tolerances
• Able to read and understand mold drawings * Recommend mold design changes
• Keep inventory of spare parts at an appropriate level and well organized
• Operates a variety of machine tools, such as drill press, surface grinder to prescribed dimension and surface finish. May cut, mill, grind or otherwise repair work piece to prescribed dimension and finish
• Operates crane to remove and/or relocate molds to specific workstations/areas
• Have a valid Forklift license
• Provides general maintenance and cleanup of all Tool room equipment
• Participates in Continuous Improvement and assists in its implementation on an on-going basis
• Proficient in written and verbal communication skills
• Coordinate tooling and equipment availability, repair and maintenance
• Respond to problems by performing corrective technical or mechanical solutions
• Maintain positive employee relations and adhere to Company policies, safety standards, and good housekeeping practices

• Coordinate with outside vendors regarding maintenance and repair for tooling and equipment
• Implement and manage all maintenance functions, including but not limited to preventive, corrective and emergency maintenance on all injection molding equipment
• Maintains product safety, legality, regulatory compliance and quality systems
• Report any potential food safety, legality, quality, or food defense concerns to the plant manager or quality personnel
• Follow all documented Good Manufacturing Practices
• Must follow all company policies and procedures

Non-essential skills and experience:

• Other duties as required

Success factors/job competencies:

• Team player
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to manage projects and follow through

Physical demands and work environment:

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls: reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. Employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job the employee is/or may be exposed to high noise levels that require hearing protection. Employee may also be required to wear safety glasses and/or safety gloves.

Performance standards:

• 30,60,90-day Assessment
• Annual performance appraisal