Technician, Molding Tool Builder (MXV)

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Your Job We are looking for a Mold Technician to support mold assembly, maintenance, troubleshooting, and improvement activities. In this role, you will apply your hands-on mold experience and technical knowledge to ensure molds operate reliably and meet production and quality requirements. Our Team You will be part of the manufacturing team, working closely with Machining, Design, Production, and Quality teams to support mold readiness, resolve technical issues, and continuously improve mold performance. What You Will Do Assemble and fit new molds according to technical drawings and design specifications. Ensure accurate fitting and alignment of key mold components, including cavities, cores, sliders, lifters, ejectors, inserts, and gate inserts. Inspect mold components for dimensional accuracy, concentricity, parallelism, and proper fit. Install, inspect, and troubleshoot mold systems, including ejector, cooling, pneumatic, vacuum, slider, lifter, and other moving mechanisms. Support mold trials, identify technical issues, and implement corrective actions to improve mold performance. Troubleshoot and repair mold-related defects such as flash, short shots, part misalignment, mechanism jamming, and damaged mold components. Perform preventive maintenance and servicing to maintain mold reliability and performance. Collaborate with Machining, Design, Production, and Quality teams to solve problems and drive mold improvements. Maintain accurate mold repair, maintenance, and history records. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Technical education/background in Mechanical, Mold & Die, Manufacturing, or a related technical field. Experience in mold assembly, fitting, repair, or maintenance. Ability to read and understand technical drawings. Knowledge of injection mold structures, components, and operating mechanisms. Hands-on troubleshooting skills for mold-related technical issues. What Will Put You Ahead Experience operating injection molding machines . Experience supporting mold trials and injection molding troubleshooting . Knowledge of mold fitting, measurement, and precision inspection techniques. Experience working with complex mold mechanisms such as sliders, lifters, ejector systems, cooling systems, or pneumatic/vacuum systems. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Apply now Share Email Facebook X LinkedIn