Lead Mold Technician

Location

USA - Menomonie, WI

Apply by

2026-05-29

Summary

The Lead Mold Tech provides leadership and direction for mold setup, startup, and troubleshooting activities within the molding department. This role helps prioritize daily work, supports technicians and operators, and ensures equipment is running safely, efficiently, and within process standards. The Lead Mold Tech works closely with Production, Quality, Tooling, and Maintenance to resolve issues, reduce downtime, and support production goals. This position also helps drive accountability, teamwork, and consistent execution in a regulated manufacturing environment.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Install injection molds into molding machines.
  • Verify that all set-up conditions are met according to the set-up checklist
  • Verify that material is ready for production use (e.g. – drying conditions)
  • Obtain correct material from dryers or staging areas
  • Process material according to manufacturer’s specifications or guidelines
  • Cycle molds to establish correct processing parameters
  • Troubleshoot molding problems to maintain part quality and cycle integrity
  • Interact with tooling and engineering for mold and/or part corrections
  • Assure all safety devices are operating properly
  • Properly tag mold pending condition as needed
  • Return molds to tooling area and put away as needed
  • Assist maintenance technicians with equipment troubleshooting
  • Verify order quantities and machine center schedule
  • Demonstrated ability to lead without direct authority, coordinate team priorities, and communicate across shifts.
  • Train and coach Mold Technicians and others as needed on proper setup/molding practices, basic processing knowledge, and troubleshooting methods.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills (process, machine, material, tooling) with ability to teach others.
  • Monitor machine performance after setup to ensure stability, repeatability, and compliance with standard process settings.
  • Support validation activities, mold trials, and engineering runs as needed.
  • Work closely with Production, Quality, Engineering, Tooling, and Maintenance to resolve ongoing process or mold-related concerns.
  • Identify recurring mold or process issues and communicate recommendations for corrective action or continuous improvement.
  • Support 5S and housekeeping standards in the molding department, including presses, tooling areas, and molding toolboxes.
  • Monitors/maintains inventory of production consumables.
  • Escalate unresolved technical, quality, or safety issues to the appropriate supervisor, engineer, or manager.
  • Assist in establishing and improving setup reduction activities to decrease changeover time.
  • Ability to read/interpret process sheets, prints, control plans, and quality alerts.
  • Assign and prioritize daily work for mold techs based on schedule, downtime risk, and quality needs.
  • Lead shift start-up / handoff communications (Tier 1-3 input, passdown notes, top issues/risks).
  • Act as escalation point for press alarms, process deviations, and line-down events; ensure proper notifications.
  • Other duties as assigned.

 

Education, Training, Skills and Experience Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Must have good written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to use basic hand measurement tools (calipers, micrometers, gauge pins, etc.) as required
  • Self-starter with minimal supervision necessary
  • Experience with medical devices and cleanroom environments desired
  • Five (5) years as a mold set-up technician or process technician is strongly preferred
  • Leadership experience required
  • Knowledge of ISO 13485:2016 & 9001:2015 and Good Documentation Practices preferred
  • General computer proficiency
  • 3rd party molding process certifications through AIM or RJG experience desired

 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk, and sit for extended periods of time.

This job description and related documents are intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed.  This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  Management reserves the right to amend and change the job description as necessary to meet business and organizational needs.


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