Job Summary

Cadrex Westminster is seeking an experienced Mold Maker who will support the Westminster, CO facility. This role is an integral member of the Tooling Department. You will build, repair, and modify all types, sizes and shapes of plastic injection molds, jigs, fixtures, and tooling to extremely tight tolerances and time frames. Assembles and samples complex tools and dies on manufacturing equipment. Provide tool maintenance services to production manufacturing.

A Day In the Life of a Mold Maker typically includes:

• Working from CAD, sketches, blueprints, verbal or written instructions.
• Planning the setup and operation of Tool Room equipment. Including CNC mills, manual mills, wire and sinker EDM's, manual lathes, surface grinders and other equipment used in the production and repair of plastic injection molds.
• Heat treats parts as required.
• Determines specification for inspection of work, using precision measuring and gauging tools, performing required inspection before, during and after machining.
• Performs hand operations involved in producing jigs, fixtures, tools and dies. Uses hand tools of the trade.
• Uses tool room equipment to include lathes, mills, edms, grinders, ets.
• Fits and assembles jigs, fixtures, tools, dies. Sets up, runs off and test dies to produce a product to specifications, tracing die difficulties to their source and correcting same.
• Disassemble and reassemble injection molds or auxiliary equipment.
• Perform preventative maintenance on injection molds or auxiliary equipment.
• Team player within the department and ability to work with Production to establish best mold situation.
• May be asked to research and order replacement parts inventories for tools and equipment as needed as well as all required and appropriate paperwork.
• Repairing, fitting, and assembling molds, jigs, fixtures and tooling.
• Team player within the department and ability to work with Production to establish best mold situation.
• Working safely at all time and compliant with OSHA standards.
• Performs other duties and assignments as directed by the Tooling Manager or Management.

Qualifications You Will Need:

• Minimum of 4 years trade experience as a Mold Maker, or approved related work experience as a Mold Maker.
• 4 years experience in Plastic Injection mold building/repair.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Working knowledge of Auto CAD, Master Cam, or Pro E.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of industrial mathematics, shop theories, and mold/tool making principles.
• Ability to work close tolerances (+/- .0001).

What Will Put You Ahead:

• Journeyman status.
• Working knowledge of Solid Works.
• Ability to set priorities and run complex projects.
• Ability to program and utilize CNC equipment a plus.
• Team player with ability to work across departments (production, quality, program management, machining and assembly and upper management.
• Must be able to lead jobs and coordinate work with Junior Mold Makers.