Mold Maker

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About Nypro Mold Nypro Mold  is a leader in precision mold manufacturing, supporting the medical, consumer, and industrial markets. We are committed to excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. Our team members are highly skilled professionals dedicated to producing world-class tooling solutions.

Position Overview The Mold Maker plays a critical role in the successful execution of the mold manufacturing process, performing a wide range of highly skilled tasks essential to delivering world-class injection molds. This position requires advanced hands-on machining expertise, exceptional technical knowledge, and strong planning, coordination, and communication skills to ensure all mold components are completed, assembled, and validated on schedule.

An extensive understanding of plastic injection mold design, construction, and functionality is required to effectively evaluate dimensional requirements, tolerances, fits, finishes, and overall mold performance. The Mold Maker provides guidance, instruction, support, and direction throughout mold construction and qualification. This includes collaborating with design, machining, assembly, and manufacturing teams to identify risks, solve problems, expedite critical activities, and drive projects toward successful completion.

The role requires sound judgment, a proactive approach, and the ability to influence outcomes through technical expertise and leadership.

Key Responsibilities Perform advanced hands-on machining operations using mills, EDMs, lathes, grinders, saws, hones, and other precision equipment

Interpret and work from blueprints, CAD files, engineering drawings, and written/verbal instructions to manufacture mold components to specification

Review mold designs and develop a thorough understanding of mold functionality, critical features, and customer requirements

Monitor and verify the quality, dimensional accuracy, fit, and functionality of mold components throughout the manufacturing and assembly process.

Independently diagnose mold problems, determine required repairs, and return tooling to production-ready condition.

Document and report mold design and manufacturing issues through Design Quality Issue Reports and other required quality systems.

Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to team members, promoting best practices and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Maintain a safe, organized work environment and comply with all company safety, quality, and operational procedures.

Communicate project progress, concerns, and delivery risks with Operations Management and department leaders.

Fit, repair, and replace cores, cavities, inserts, slides, lifters, ejector systems, leader pins, bushings, and related mold components

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent required; technical training, apprenticeship, or journeyman-level mold making/toolmaking experience preferred.

Minimum of 5 years of hands-on injection mold making or toolmaking experience supporting plastic injection molding operations.

Demonstrated experience building, repairing, maintaining, fitting, assembling, and troubleshooting complex plastic injection molds.

Strong knowledge of injection mold construction, operation, mold functionality, and common tooling failure modes.

Hands-on experience with mold components and systems, including:

Cores and cavities

Mold inserts

Parting lines and shutoffs

Mold actions, interlocks, and mechanical components

Slides and lifters

Ejector pins and ejector systems

Cooling and water circuits

Leader pins and bushings

Advanced machining skills with manual and CNC toolroom equipment, including mills, lathes, grinders, EDMs, and other precision machining equipment.

Strong precision fitting, spotting, polishing, bench work, assembly, and mold qualification skills.

Ability to independently diagnose tooling issues, identify root causes, and implement effective repair solutions.

Ability to read and…