Tooling Technician

Novolex • Chelmsford, MA

10d • $30 - $36 • Onsite

About The Position

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Novolex, Where Packaging Innovation Meets Career Opportunity! We are looking for you!!!
Competitive pay rate: $30.00 - $36.00 an hour - paid weekly (based on experience)
Tooling Technician available shift:
1st Shift: 7:00am-3:00pm

Position Summary:
The Tool Room Technician will perform mechanical tasks on injection molds and components. Including but not limited to: dis-assembly/assembly, mold cleaning, cavitation recovery, mold component inspection, in press changeovers, and performing preventative maintenance/repairs on the tool base.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent with special training in the tooling area.
• Must have 5 years of mold assembly/dis-assembly and preventative maintenance experience.
• Basic knowledge of common manual machine tools and machine shop practices.
• Must be able to measure to .0001” accurately and consistently.
• General knowledge and practical experience in polishing mold components. (A-3) finish
• Must be able to work with hand and power tools.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Basic math skills.
• Familiar with common precision measuring equipment.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the recovery of lost cavitation in a production environment.
• Dis-assembly of hot and cold runner injection molds in a safe and effective manner.
• Cleaning of mold components as part of a mold PM program.
• Inspection of mold components and effectively communicating the condition of the components for repair/replacement.
• Effectively communicating modifications needed to stock items as necessary.
• Replacement of worn/damaged mold components as needed.
• Updating/correcting mold history documents.
• Effectively communicating mold component and stock inventory levels.
• Assist in obtaining mold component and stock inventory replacement quotes and ordering.
• Daily department housekeeping.
• Assisting others when needed.
• Ensure tools are stored in an organized and safe manner.
• Delivery of equipment/tooling to various locations throughout the production facilities.
• Crane operation for moving and performing maintenance and in-press conversions.
• Exhibit excellent attendance and ethics.
• Team player capable of effectively communicating in technical terms.
• Exhibit excellent safety awareness and follow all safety policies and procedures.
• To be knowledgeable about company’s policies and procedures and ensure compliance as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health
• constant opportunities for advancement
• skills development
• advanced education programs
• training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning
• company and industry training curricula
• support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union)
• Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED