Tool Maker

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.

Safety Certifications: LOTO, Machine Guarding, Respiration Program

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

Full-time