Wimauma, Florida, United States
• Complete mold and plate changes according to schedule • Remove/install mold/plates/components for repair • Inspect and repair mold water/air hoses • Perform minor repairs of molds for the food industry • Perform preventative maintenance and troubleshoot high cavitation stack tools for production • Disassemble, clean, inspect and assemble all tooling including mold components and core rods • Assist the Lining Department sharpening stamping dies • Make fixtures as needed for any department in need
• Repair and modify molds for the automotive market • Assist the Production Department with all tooling • Implement engineering changes to update existing tooling • Responsible for troubleshooting molds in production • After production runs clean, performed quality assurance by checking molds for damage and repairing if needed
• Responsible for making dies for the vinyl window industry leader • Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools using machine tools and hand tools • Used ProtoTRAK CNC machine using conversational programming • Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders, to cut, bore, grind and otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes • Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plans sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies • Responsible for building of single and multi- cavity injection molds for low and high-volume production cycle
• Responsible for making molds for a manufacturer of plastic injection molded products, primarily for a pool industry leader • Lay-out and set-up dies and molds both single and multi-cavity injection molds • Built 80 new plates, including work for plastic injection molding and vulcanizing dies • Built new dies and molds as needed • Repaired and implemented design changes to molds and was responsible for all troubleshooting and repair of completed tooling and machine repair • Involved in every aspect of construction from rough stock to final assembly • Responsible for troubleshooting and repairing of completed tooling • Implemented engineering changes to previously completed tooling • Worked closely with company management with quality and quantity control • Created standards for documenting changes and established processes to increase productivity • Created a “daily journal” to document changes, modifications and to track quality