Injection Molding Manager

ISRAEL MORALES

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SUMMARY:

I have 33 years of experience, including as a Tool room manager and as a Toolmaker in industries including plastic injection molding; and metal injection molding.

OBJECTIVE:

Experienced, result-oriented toolmaker with strong technical knowledge in machine installation, programming, operation and repair. Demonstrates problem solving, teamwork, inter-personal and communication skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Polymer Technologies Inc. 1993 – 11-2012

Tool room Manager 201*-**-****

o Manage tool room staff to maintain production tooling for readiness and repair

o Responsible for all production molds, fixture and gage approval

o Lead an inter-departmental team responsible for all tool quoting

o Develop all schedules involving tooling by setting priorities and developing a preventative maintenance schedule

o Trained machinist apprentices and lead team of toolmakers

Tool Maker 199*-**-****

o Design and fabricate custom Fixtures for secondary operation increasing monthly production by 50% reducing production costs by 33% and reducing the rejection rate from 6% to .65%

o Well versed with a variety of machines including injection molding machines, three-dimensional mills, horizontal boring mills, external, internal, and surface grinders, lathes, CNC machining centers.

o Design and built metal and plastic injection molds for numerous customer leading to full scale production orders

Mahaley-Harder, Fairfield, N.J 1990 – 1993

Machinist

o Responsible for part fabrication for packaging machines utilizing vertical milling machine

Mold cast Lighting, Pine Brook, N.J 1980 - 1990

Machinist / Toolmaker

o Designed and fabricated molds and dies for use in production

o Fabricated drill jigs and fixtures to ensure operator safety accuracy

o Responsible for tool maintenance and repair for production

o Designed custom equipment and fixtures for in-line production use increasing efficacy by 18%

Education:

Tooling and Machining Institute -1982

Irvington, NJ

NJIT, Newark, N.J-1986

Certified Journeyman Machine Repair-Machinist

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