Tooling Technician

• Document all work, repairs or modifications carried out on the tools on site
• Undertake all tasks within the agreed shift pattern and cover call out as per schedule
• Preventive/predictive maintenance on injection molds, presses, and auxiliary equipment
• Maintain all injection molds on-site and implement a preventive maintenance plan to ensure tools are managed at a superior level
• Support new project trials and offsite activities, preparing tools for plant industrialization, participate in trials and propose improvements
• Prioritize breakdowns, rectify problems, and minimize downtime, work to improve tool availability
• Maintain KPIs and/or main deliverables (safety, PPMs, injection right first time/%RFT, injection scrap, and injection overall equipment effectiveness/OEE)
• During project phase, participate in mold strip downs in collaboration with plant engineer, engineering center, and tool makers
• Support all production areas as required

**Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and background check to be eligible for hire

**Local candidates preferred at this time/no relocation assistance available

**Must be permanently authorized to work in the United States for any employer, regardless of sponsorship

• Ability to polish, smooth, finish, refine, and deburr tooling cavities and surfaces to remove imperfections and burrs to a high standard
• 3+ years’ experience in tool maintenance of mechanical pieces, with use of lathes, grinders, milling machines, and drills
• Ability to TIG/MIG weld to a high standard
• Good communicator
• Experience troubleshooting hydraulic systems and electrical systems on mold tools and auxiliary equipment
• Minimum High School Diploma preferred technical training specialized in toolmaking, tool maintenance or equivalent

Pay: $38.18/hr, pay bump at 3 month mark, pay bump at 12 month mark, plus $1/hr shift differential on nights