Mold Makers are responsible to repair and maintain equipment, tools, and machinery. Repairs and modifications to all molds and dies to extent of the mold shop capabilities.
Job Requirements
- Repairs and maintains equipment, tools, and machinery by performing the following: Studies blueprint/CAD of tools, templates and parts. Visualize shape, mechanical structure and operation of tools
- Computes dimensions, plans for machining and assembly operation
- Repairs or replaces defective parts, clean, lubricates and inspects mold parts as part of tool PM or repair procedure
- Welding and filing of tools, as well as venting tools, and maintaining vents as necessary
- Grinding speakers, and maintaining the speaker’s appearance
- Emergency repair molds and tools
- Measures mark and scribes’ metal for machining
- Verify dimensions, clearance and alignment of parts in the tools
- Connect wiring and hydraulic lines to install electrical and hydraulic components
- Responsible to set up and operate machine tools such as lathe, milling M/C, welders, drill press,
surface grinder to fabricate or repair parts to the specifications, and verifies conformance of parts to specifications
- Inspect parts to determine the cause of wear; smooth, flat and control surfaces to achieve correct fit
- Schedule Tooling PM and coordinate with production timing and inventory of affected product
- Inventory control of spare parts for all tools (Injection and Compression); procurements of spare parts request
- Maintain 5S of the Mold Maintenance area
- Support process engineer and technicians in trouble shooting
- Participate in current projects/tools trials
- Support Maintenance associates, if required
- Performs other duties as assigned
Education
- Successful completion of OSSD (or equivalent)
- Licensed journeyperson (mold maker, tool & die maker, or other relevant trade)
Experience
- Six months to one-year related experience and/or training