Tooling Technician II

Clayens US LLC•Seneca, SC

1h•$28 - $30

About The Position

The Tooling Technician II troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs plastic injection molds, including cold- and hot-runner molds, to support production at a multi-shift, 35-press facility. The role performs predictive and preventive maintenance, maintains accurate mold history and maintenance records, and uses standard tool-room equipment to manufacture or replace tooling components with minimal supervision and a high degree of accuracy. The technician also completes mold engineering changes and revisions, repairs worn or damaged cavities and cores, builds fixtures and gauges as needed, and may serve as a backup for PM Tooling. The position provides training and support to Level 1 and Level 2 tooling technicians, toolmakers, and trainees, including instruction in tool-room equipment setup and operation. The technician must follow health and safety requirements and keep the work area neat and orderly. Other duties may be assigned. This is a first-shift position.

Requirements

10 or more years of experience in a tool-room environment.
Meet all requirements for Level 2 Tool Technician.
Intermediate understanding of mold components and ability to make adjustments with little support; expert understanding and ability to make adjustments without support is also specified.
Ability to troubleshoot and assess issues with molds, trim dies, and fixturing.
Expert ability to design and review mold, trim-die, and machining-fixture models and recommend changes for manufacturability.
Expert understanding of Cartesian coordinate systems, cutting tools, and tool-holding principles.
Expert understanding of metallurgy, types of steels, material hardness, and materials used in injection molds.
Expert proficiency with tool-room equipment, including CNC milling machines, surface grinders and wheel dressing, lathes, sine chucks, spin fixtures, and sinker EDMs.
Ability to perform any type of mold polishing and experience stoning and polishing mold components.
Ability to set up and operate lathes, milling machines, electrical discharge machines, and surface grinders as needed.
Expert ability to set up and burn on a sinker EDM machine while performing other tasks without incident.
Competent use of calipers, micrometers, and other handheld measuring tools common to machining environments.
Intermediate ability to create 3D models.
Ability to create CNC machining setup/tool sheets and work instructions.
Expert ability to modify and create CNC programs for production machining and tool-room operations to produce mold components and electrodes.
Successful completion of Fundamentals of IM.
Successful completion of Technology of IM - Level 1 Skill Builder Simulation.
Successful completion of Technology of IM - Level 2 Skill Builder Simulation.
Ability to read and write English, interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals, and read blueprints.
Ability to use advanced shop mathematics, precision measuring instruments, and blueprints.
Ability to work well with coworkers and in a team environment.
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Technical degree preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Maintain and repair injection molds to support production requirements at a multi-shift, 35-press facility.
Repair cavities and cores damaged by wear or other causes.
Complete engineering changes and revisions to injection molds.
Instruct toolmakers and trainees in setting up and operating tool-room equipment.
Manufacture or replace tooling components with minimal supervision and a high degree of accuracy and competency.
Maintain accurate mold history and maintenance records.
Build fixtures and gauges as needed.
Train and support Level 1 and Level 2 tooling technicians.
Observe health and safety requirements and maintain a neat and orderly work area.
Act as backup for PM Tooling when required.
Perform other duties as assigned.