Mold Maker, Plastic Injection Molding

Job overview

The Mold Maker, Plastic Injection Molding role is onsite in Franklin Park, IL. Compensation is $40–$45 per hour, plus benefits. The position supports Cortina Plastics’ tooling and engineering work. The mold maker builds tooling to specifications and contributes to mold-build projects, fixtures, and maintenance of existing molds. The work helps ensure tooling is completed accurately and on schedule for plastic injection molding operations.

What you'll do

• Build tooling to specifications using mold designs and company and industry standards
• lead mold-build projects and coordinate team responsibilities and schedules
• report project status to the Director of Tooling & Engineering
• contribute to team-led mold builds
• build assembly and machining fixtures
• perform preventive maintenance, repairs, and insert changeovers on existing molds as needed.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

mold maker

plastic injection molding

franklin park il

cortina plastics

$40–$45/hour

first shift

mold building

tooling

cnc

edm

manual milling

grinding equipment

cad/cam

trade school

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Benefits are offered
• specific benefits are not detailed in the posting.

Why this role

First-shift position; work includes production and warehouse areas where appropriate PPE is required.

About the employer

Cortina Plastics is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing. Sector: 32.