Tool Maker

MSI Mold Builders•Cedar Rapids, IA
•Onsite

About The Position

MSI Mold Builders in Cedar Rapids, IA is looking to hire a full-time Tool Maker on 2nd shift to create and make tooling to match part drawings. This manufacturing position earns a competitive wage depending on experience. Since 1971, we have been using the most innovative plastic technologies and designs to deliver high quality, low maintenance, and efficient plastic molds! From designing and building various types of steel and aluminum molds for injection, structural foam, rim, blow, gas assist, structural web processes as well as aluminum limited-production injection molds. As the #1 choice in the plastic industry, we take care of everything, including design, creation, and installation. Our clients are diverse, but no matter if our products are for the medical equipment, agriculture, automotive, or heavy trucking industry, we have a product for them! Our team is filled with hardworking professionals. We value their time, skills, and experience and ensure that they are being taken care of. In order to ensure the success and happiness of our employees, we provide them with great benefits, a supportive company culture, and opportunities to thrive and contribute to a high-demand market.

Requirements

  • 1+ years of industry experience
  • Journeyman toolmaker education
  • Ability to read blueprints
  • Ability to perform the physical demands of this position

Nice To Haves

  • Mold-making experience
  • Detail-oriented and organized
  • Excellent communication skills, both in writing and verbally
  • Excellent problem solver
  • Ability to keep composure in stressful situations
  • Collaborative and hardworking individual
  • Enjoys working in an active, team environment

Responsibilities

  • Operate equipment, including a surface grinder, manual mill, drill press, and spotting press.
  • Use various kinds of hand, electronic, and pneumatic tooling.
  • Read blueprints and use ingenuity to find ways to accurately and efficiently finish mold-making projects.
  • Coordinate with assembly team members.
  • Attend company meetings.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term disability insurance
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Matching 401(k) plan
  • Health savings account (HSA)
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
  • Company-paid continuing education
  • 10% premium for off-shift work
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