Industrial Mold Builder

This position is within the Mining And Metals Industry

Who is Pyrotek? Pyrotek is the most successful global industrial company you’ve never heard of (until now). Pyrotek is a global leader in high temperature materials and our products impact virtually everyone in the developed world. Our global team has worked for decades to deliver new technologies, advanced engineered systems and innovative materials to customers in industries all over the world.

Join our team and create, improve and innovate the everyday!

The role of the Mold Specialist is to design and build basic and complex molds to cast refractory shapes, ensuring molds are dimensionally correct, structurally sound and built precisely to the part drawing. Assist Production Leadership by providing training and support, as directed.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, plan and design mold builds using critical analysis and reverse engineering. Confer with the Engineering Department, as needed, to ensure information provided in the job packet and on the part drawing is accurate.
• Construct basic and complex molds using various woods and polystyrene (foam) to include base construction, interior and exterior construction, foam tooling, anchors, bracing, and mold release applications.
• Safely and efficiently operate table saw, radial arm saw, chop saw, bandsaw, and other tooling equipment in the mold building process.
• Correctly measure and inspect molds for dimensional accuracy and integrity.
• Properly maintain and utilize hard tooling (steel, plastic, and fiberglass molds).
• Manage and maintain required records related to mold production.
• Safely operate cranes, fork trucks and company mobile equipment.
• Continuously maintain a clean and organized work area, and ensure tools and other items are safely and properly stored.
• Assist production leadership by providing training and support, as directed.

Education/Experience

High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) / Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) plus one (1) year of carpentry experience, preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Technical/Mechanical Skills. Ability to read and interpret basic drawings and work orders, and follow directions to determine required materials, methods, supplies, tools, and equipment needed to mold shapes. Ability to use hand operated and power tools, and perform tasks with precision and manual dexterity. Working knowledge of spatial reasoning, cause and effect, heat conduction, velocity, gravity, and force. Ability to determine the size and features of molds by understanding and applying geometric shapes and angles used in the mold building process.

Basic mechanical and mathematical skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division), and ability to apply form of measurement and other work material calculations utilizing a calculator. Ability to obtain and maintain industrial equipment certifications (e.g., cranes, forklift, and power jack).

Core People Skills. Ability to positively interact and work collaboratively with a diverse group of people at all levels of the organization. Genuine with high ethical standards and values, and personal integrity and honesty. Ability to apply a large measure of common sense to a variety of situations.

Communication Skills. Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, listen and obtain clarification, and respond well to questions. Proficiency in writing clearly and concisely. Ability to vary writing style to meet business needs.

Computer/Applications Skills. Basic computer skills and ability to use a variety of software applications systems and scanning technology to clock in and out of jobs and track material usage.

Core Business Skills. Ability to exercise sound judgement and discretion in handling of proprietary and confidential information. Ability to work independently, without significant direction and to use resources effectively to “figure it out”. Exceptional prioritization, time management and organizational skills. Ability to define problems, collect objective data, establish facts, and draw valid…