Toolmaker I

Job Title: Toolmaker I

Location: Loveland

Department: Tooling

Reports to: Tooling Manager  

Effective Date: December 10, 2025

Job Summary:

Troubleshoot and maintain magnesium injection molds, practice predictive and preventative maintenance, have familiarity with standard tool room equipment, and maintain thorough and accurate tool maintenance records.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Maintains and repairs injection molds to support production requirements of a multi-shift, molding and machining facility.
• Repairs cavities and cores due to damage or wear.
• Completes engineering changes and revisions to injection molds with support from level 2 or 3 toolmakers.
• Manufacture and/or replace tooling components with minimal supervision and a high degree of accuracy and competency. 
• Maintain accurate mold history/records. 
• Builds fixtures and gages as needed (with support from level 2 or 3 tool makers).
• Observes all health and safety requirements and maintains work area in a neat and orderly condition.

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Must have basic understanding of mold components, A side cavity, B side core, EJ pins, core pins, slide locks, angle pins, etc.
• Must have basic understanding of Cartesian coordinate systems, cutting tools, and tool holding principles. 
• Must have intermediate print reading skills and a working knowledge of GD&T.
• Must have familiarity of tool room equipment; CNC milling, surface grinders, surface grinder wheel dressing, Lathe, Sine chuck, spin fixtures, sinker EDM etc.  ‘
• Must have knowledge of mold polishing.
• Can act as back up for PM Tooling when required.
• Ability to set up and operate lathes, milling machines, electrical discharge machines, and surface grinders as needed.
• Ability to competently use calipers, micrometers, and other handheld measuring tools typical to a machine shop environment.
• Must have basic understanding of Metallurgy, types of steels, and materials that may be used in an injection mold.
• Must have basic ability to 3D model and create CNC programming for simple mold components (date pins, engraving, etc.).
• Preferred experience in Solidworks and solid CAM software.
• Successful completion of Fundamentals of IM.
• Successful completion of Technology of IM - Level 1 Skill Builder Simulation.
• Successful completion of Technology of IM - Level 2 Skill Builder Simulation.
• Ability to read and write English and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals and blueprint reading.
• Ability to use advanced shop math, precision measuring instruments and blueprints.
• Ability to get along with coworkers and work in a team environment.
• Experience with stoning and polishing of mold components.         

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• 1-3 years of experience in tool room or job shop machining environment (or equivalent experience) Must meet all requirements for Level 2 CNC Technician.
• Technical degree preferred but not required.

Physical Demands:

• Moderate physical demand working frequently with medium weight material and occasionally with heavy weight material.
• Must be able to work standing for extended periods of time and maintain dexterity when handling tooling components.