Toolmaker

Toolmaker / Mold Maker

Silgan Dispensing Systems is a growing global company with operations in over 10 countries where we develop dispensing solutions for iconic brands in the beauty, fragrance, personal care, home, and healthcare markets. The dispensers we manufacture can be found on some of your favorite products. When you spray your kitchen counter, wash your hair, or put on your favorite perfume there's a good chance you're using a sprayer, pump or closure we make!! We help brands enhance peoples' lives through our innovative solutions that make dispensing easier, more comfortable, and more sustainable.

At Silgan Dispensing, you can expect an open, safe, and welcoming workplace with team members who are committed to our values. We are customer-oriented, innovative, driven to excel, respectful, inclusive, and sustainably focused. We are guided by our belief that we do our best work when we work as One Team.

The Toolmaker / Mold Maker position is an important role on the Silgan Dispensing team and is a great opportunity for those looking to advance their skills. Our machines help produce thousands of our dispensing products each day. So, it's important to keep them running efficiently and continuously. Toolmakers / Mold Makers maintains the plastic injection molds used in our production facility. Here's a list of duties that our Production Coordinator performs on a typical day:

• Troubleshooting and resolution of tooling concerns as they apply to Assembly Equipment and Injection Molds.
• Set up and operate general tool room equipment (lathes, milling machines, grinders, etc.).
• Visually capable of working on complex miniature components.
• Read blueprints and use necessary measuring devices to make, modify existing tooling.
• Ability to create angles, radius on all tooling, to create high quality, tight tolerance parts.
• Mentors Apprentices and Assistants
• Supports the day-to-day unscheduled activities.
• Must have strong mathematical skills.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualified Candidates must have:

• Min of High School Education or GED required
• Possession of Journeyperson card.
• Must have 3-5 years in a Plastics Manufacturing Environment.

Preferred Candidates will have:

• Strong mechanical ability.
• Ability to read, interpret engineer drawings.
• Knowledge of Injection Mold Process / Tooling.
• General knowledge of common molding resins (Polypropylene, Polyethylene, etc.).
• Must be able to understand and perform to quality standards and methods.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• The desire to expand knowledge base.

Physical Demands (Reasonable accommodations provided):

• Ability to lift and/or move 50 lbs.
• Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on the production floor.
• Physical requirements include but not limited to sitting, standing, climbing, walking, lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing, stooping, crouching, color determination and grasping.

Benefits:

Those who join our team will have access to a competitive benefits package that includes options for medical, dental, vision, 401(K), paid vacation time, paid holidays, overtime eligibility for hourly employees and much more! Silgan dispensing also has a generous shift differential pay for hourly employees on 2nd and 3rd shift.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.