Injection Molding Technician

Injection Molding Technician

Up to $25.00/Hour ($52,000 Annualized) Waukesha County, WI 1st Shift 4-Day Work Week

This opportunity offers a stable professional anchor for an injection molding maintenance professional who is tired of sweating through the summer months in a hot shop, chasing erratic rotating shifts, or dealing with corporate volatility. Operating as a smaller, rapidly growing, and ISO-certified plastic injection molding manufacturer, this Waukesha County company has built an exceptional reputation as a genuinely employee-friendly workplace. Team members here stay long-term because leadership respects their technical independence and actively protects their work-life balance.

The organization operates a beautiful, clean, and completely air-conditioned facility, ensuring technicians remain comfortable on the floor year-round. To protect against burn-out culture, the entire maintenance team runs on a structured 4-day work schedule, giving you a permanent 3-day weekend every single week to relax or spend time with family. If you want a highly predictable schedule, a rock-solid employer, and a tight-knit shift where individual craftsmanship is valued, this zero-politics shop is built to match your goals.

What You Will Be Doing

• Perform comprehensive routine preventive maintenance (PM) and complex mechanical repairs on industrial injection molding presses, auxiliary robotics, and automated support equipment.
• Troubleshoot and rapidly resolve unexpected mechanical and electrical equipment breakdowns on the production floor to minimize molding downtime.
• Utilize an internal ERP software system to accurately log work orders, document completed PM protocols, and track component part usage.
• Execute minor industrial electrical repairs, including safely replacing worn electric motors, swapping fuses, and rewiring faulty control switches.
• Manage general plant infrastructure support, including inspecting/replacing filters on facility HVAC units, supervising seasonal preparation, and coordinating specialized repairs with external equipment vendors.

What We Are Looking For

• Molding industry track record featuring a minimum of 2 years of verifiable, hands-on experience maintaining and diagnosing plastic injection molding machinery; both maintenance and molding process familiarity are strictly required.
• Multi-craft competence backed by a clear proficiency in diagnosing and repairing high-pressure hydraulics, pneumatic actuators, industrial plumbing loops, and basic electrical systems.
• Digital documentation skills with a foundational comfort utilizing computer-based systems to document maintenance records (previous exposure to a CMMS or ERP work order system is a major plus).
• Schedule alignment showing full commitment to a fixed Monday through Thursday, 10-hour day, 1st shift work block.
• Professional reliability and a steady, consistent employment history that demonstrates long-term commitment and strong daily attendance with past employers.
• Local commute and permanent residency established within a comfortable, daily 45-minute driving radius of Waukesha County or the Greater Milwaukee, WI area.