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Sturgis Molded Products
Tool Room -Preventative Maintenance Personnel - 2nd Shift
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What they do
A Molding or Casting Worker sets up and operates machines that are used to mold and cast metal or plastic parts and products.
$46,647 / year median in Michigan
-1% projected decline
Job Description
Sturgis Molded Products is a plastic injection molding company family owned since 1966 located in Sturgis MI. Using the latest technologies in scientific molding coupled with our superior in-house tool design and engineering; we are able to provide innovative and cost effective plastic solutions for one-stop "Total Solutions Molding."
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Preventative Maintenance Personnel (PM) Reports to: Toolroom Supervisor/Toolroom Manager Requirements and Responsibilities- Perform disassembly, cleaning, and re-assembly of injection molds including class 'A' finishes
- Perform ice blast cleaning on injection molds both in and out of the press
- Perform in press preventative maintenance with cleaning and re-greasing
- Perform tooling conversions both in and out of the press
- Test functionality of hot manifolds
- Perform water checks on molds and chemical cleaning of water lines
- Drill out and repair broken bolts, water fittings, or other small components
- Utilize the overhead crane to lift and manipulate large molds and mold components
- Operate the fork truck to load and unload molds from trucks
- Maintain organization and cleanliness in the toolroom
- Support Production, Toolroom, Metrology and Engineering through assigned projects
- Complete detailed documentation through IQMS work order module Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to take direction and work indecently
- Ability to handle physical labor including getting in and out of injection mold presses, climbing ladders and lifting up to 50lbs on a regular basis
- Understanding of injection mold tooling
- Ability to utilize basic hand tools such as wrenches, taps, sockets, screw drivers and hammers
- Ability to utilize light machinery including drills, hand grinders, mills or lathes
- Experience working in an injection molding toolroom
- Plastic injection molding specific experience