Tooling Technician

Plastic Ingenuity • Mazomanie, WI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Tooling Technician is responsible for the maintenance, repair, and readiness of production tooling, including molds, dies, and bladder assemblies. This role ensures tooling operates at optimal performance to support safe, efficient, and high-quality production. The ideal candidate has strong mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and the ability to follow structured maintenance procedures.

Requirements

• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Experience with hand and power tools
• Attention to detail and documentation discipline
• Ability to work independently and on a team
• Ability to lift tooling components (up to ~50 lbs or more with assistance)
• Frequent standing, bending, and manual work
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment

Nice To Haves

• Ability to read basic mechanical drawings
• Experience in manufacturing or tooling environments

Responsibilities

• Disassemble, clean, inspect, and rebuild production tooling.
• Diagnose wear patterns and identify potential tooling failures.
• Replace worn or damaged components such as bushings, guide pins, springs, fasteners, O-rings, and wear plates.
• Reassemble tooling to specification and verify functionality.
• Document all maintenance and repair activities.
• Safely remove and install molds during production changeovers.
• Assist with mold setup, alignment, and verification.
• Ensure tooling is properly installed and production-ready prior to startup.
• Support troubleshooting during initial production runs after changeover.
• Disassemble, clean, and inspect bladder assemblies.
• Rebuild and reassemble bladders to proper specifications.
• Replace bladder components as needed.
• Verify integrity and correct installation prior to use.
• Maintain die sets to ensure consistent cutting performance.
• Replace bushings and wear components as needed.
• (Optional) Perform sharpening of cutting edges depending on process direction.
• Monitor die condition and recommend refurbishment or replacement.
• Perform scheduled preventative maintenance on molds, dies, and tooling.
• Maintain accurate logs of maintenance, repairs, and inspections.
• Track component wear and establish replacement intervals.
• Communicate tooling issues to engineering and leadership.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized tooling maintenance area.
• Ensure tooling components are labeled, stored, and accessible.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed