Mold Designer

Accu-Mold Corp • Ankeny, IA

5h • Onsite

About The Position

Provides engineering support to the tool room, production and quality. Primary responsibilities will be producing tool designs that will enable the production of equipment and tools needed to manufacture plastic injection molded components and subassemblies.

Requirements

• Two years of post high school education coursework or equivalent related office experience required plus minimum of three years electronic drafting and modeling experience preferred.
• Personal computer skills required.
• Ability to operate personal computer, fax machine, copy machine and telephone required.
• Above average knowledge of SolidWorks, AutoCAD and I-Mold required.
• Proven written communication skills necessary.
• Oral communication skills necessary for speaking on occasion to groups.
• Ability needed to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and organizational rules and policies.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to solve practical problems.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must possess the interpersonal skills to deal courteously and effectively with a broad spectrum of Accumold staff and customer organizations.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality and a professional relationship with fellow workers and the general public.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of tool making is preferred.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce data that will be used by tool room personnel to build tools. Such tools are primarily plastic injection molds, but will also include auxiliary equipment and assembly equipment. Data will be in the form of model, assemblies, 2-D drawings and other methods needed to effectively communicate ideas to other technical employees.
• Communicate with customers regarding product design and product functionality in order to assist in mold design.
• Lead Design Review meetings with technical team
• Review customer models to customer drawings to verify no discrepancies
• Contact vendors to quote and order custom parts for mold build as needed
• Work with multiple different teams on production improvement projects

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree