Toolmaker I

Job Title: Toolmaker I

Location: Loveland

Department: Tooling

Reports to: Tooling Manager  

Effective Date: December 10, 2025

Job Summary:

Troubleshoot and maintain Injection molds (all thixo at this point), practice predictive and preventative maintenance, familiarity with standard tool room equipment and maintains 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.