Responsible for laying-out, building, fine-tuning and repairing injection molds.

• Competent, safe operation of manual milling machines and lathes


• Programming, set-up and operation CNC milling machines, CNC WEDM machines (Charmilles and Sodick), CNC Die sinking EDM machines, Manual EDM machines, saws, surface grinders


• 3 axis and 5 axis CNC operation


• Interpret customer-supplied parts, drawings, and computer files


• Mold layout, including materials, gates, vents, parting lines, overall size, shrinkage, heat transfer


• Utilize any/all machine centers to achieve desired results


• Fabricate high-quality injection molds


• Meeting schedule commitments (on-time build)


• Fine-tune molds based on feedback from molding department


• Repair molds based on feedback from molding department


• Conduct complicated mold maintenance as needed


• T/R housekeeping, keep machine centers and personal tools orderly


• Notify manager or project manager of any materials or tools required


• Participate in corrective / preventive action reviews (assist production in troubleshooting)