Tool Maker

at Essentra in Flippin, Arkansas, United States

Job Description

Essentra is immediately hiring for a Tool Maker based in the Flippin, AR area to join our team. Reporting to the Toolroom Manager, the Tool Maker duties include fabricating, repairing, and inspecting a wide variety of tooling, including runnerless systems and controls.

Essentra is a global market leader in plastic injection molded, vinyl dip molded and metal components with a portfolio of over 40,000+ products to meet our client's needs.

What we offer:

+ Competitive compensation and bonus incentives

+ Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

+ 401K + company match

+ Vacation and Holidays!

What you will do:

+ Construct new molds and components as required

+ Provide support for injection molding manufacturing operations by maintaining and repairing all tooling in a safe and orderly fashion

+ Repair and maintain molds or components for molds

+ Troubleshoot problems during production

+ Modify molds to conform to engineering changes

+ Verify conformance of machined or repaired molds to specifications by checking the dimensions, clearances, and alignments

What we look for:

Required:

+ Experience with metal molds.

+ Able to safely operate surface grinders, hones, knee mills, engine lathes, drill presses, saws, conventional EDM, and various fixtures

+ Able to use micrometers, calipers, indicators, and various gages to inspect mold components to close tolerances

+ Able to read blueprints and inspect mold components to very close tolerances

+ Able to solve molding problems and improve mold design

+ Able to read, interpret reports, instructions, procedures and guidelines

+ Comply with all company policies, procedures, quality management systems, and environmental, health, and safety regulations

+ Physical demands include standing, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, handling, feeling, talking, listening, hearing, vision, and depth perception

+ May require lifting up to 75 pounds

Education:

+ Minimum of a High school diploma/GED (a technical certificate in Tool Making or Injection Molding is a plus, but not required)

+ Four years experience building/repairing molds or running CNC equipment (preferably in a manufacturing environment).

+ Requires working knowledge of injection mold form, fit, and function.

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Safety Certifications:

LOTO, Machine Guarding, Respiration Program

Essentra Components is an Equal Opportunity & E-Verify employer.

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