Tooling Technician

Title: Tooling Technician--Plastic Injection Molding

Position: Non-exempt

Location: Antioch, IL

Reports to: Tooling Manager

SUMMARY OF ROLE

The Tooling Technician works under the direction of the Tooling Manager to maintain and repair models, and all items within the Tooling Department.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluate and repair plastic injection mold problems
• Ability to build Fixtures for production and second operations
• Ability to operate all tool room equipment; grinder, lathe, mill
• Ability to use calipers, micrometers and other gages
• Read & write CAD files, Tool drawings and sketches
• Good organizational and communication skills
• To maintain injection molds in working condition for production
• Create Fixtures as needed for production and second operations
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or equivalency required
• Advanced degree or certificate preferred
• Experience in plastic injection molding preferred
• Experience in tooling or manufacturing a plus
• Evaluate and repair mold problems
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal
• Moderate experience reading and writing CAD files
• Strong mechanical aptitude

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear
• The employee must occasionally lift up to 100lbs when necessary

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment is usually in an indoor concrete floored precision machining shop. General noise level can fluctuate from medium to high on a constant basis.

Westfall -Technik is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, religious creed, physical disability, mental disability, age for individuals age 40 and over, medical condition (as defined by state law (for example, cancer or genetic characteristics or HIV/AIDS), marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment