CAREERS

Mol-Son LLC is a premier tight tolerance plastic injection mold builder located in Mattawan, Michigan.

Career Interest

Mol-Son may have a position for you. We’re always on the lookout for talented individuals who share our dedication for providing excellence in their work, including mold design, build, repair, or CNC. If you’re already experienced in any of these positions and share a passion for quality teamwork, attention to detail, and continuously improving in your craft, we encourage you to apply.

POSITIONS

Duties/Responsibilities
  • Evaluate Tool Maintenance Request (TMR)
  • Perform required repair and/or maintenance
  • Ensure spare mold components are fit properly
  • Inform management of delay to expected delivery dates
  • Safety & housekeeping
 
Knowledge
  • Blueprint reading
  • General mold design, build & function
  • Injection molding knowledge
  • Mechanical aptitude
  • Tool room equipment & machining processes
  • Use of hand held measurement tools

Duties/Responsibilities

  • Review tool design (model, drawings)
  • Identify areas for improved construction& ease of machining
  • Inform other departments of projects needs (EDM, CNC, polish, etc.)
  • Communicate with management, support needed to meet delivery date (mold makers, apprentices, etc.)
  • Assure all mold components are received before final assembly
  • Train apprentices
  • Verify accuracy & quality of work done by others under your supervision
  • Safety & housekeeping

 

Knowledge

  • Blue print reading
  • CAD/Cam software & programming
  • General mold design, build& function
  • Injection molding knowledge
  • Mechanical aptitude
  • Tool building materials (steels, heat treat, plating, etc.)
  • Tool room equipment & machining processes
  • Use of hand held measurement tools

Duties/Responsibilities

  • Critique product designs for mold build (DFM review)
  • Assure proper draft, shrink and tolerance sizing are incorporated into mold design
  • Assure design meets customer expectations& standards
  • Perform CAE analysis as required
  • Provide 2-D and 3-D mold designs to build injection mold tooling to shop
  • Specify material & components

 

Knowledge

  • CAD/CAM knowledge
  • CAE knowledge (mold flow analysis)
  • Drafting, drawing, & general design standards
  • Injection molding processes
  • Mechanical aptitude
  • Plastics used in product designs
  • Tool build materials & operations (heat treating, plating)
  • Self Motivated
  • Tool room equipment & machining processes

Duties/Responsibilities

  • Set-up/Operate CNC EDM equipment
  • Program CNC EDM controls
  • Evaluated electrode construction with mold maker for most effective use of equipment
  • Check measure work performed
  • Monitor equipment maintenance
  • Safety & housekeeping

 

Knowledge

  • Blue print reading
  • CAD/Cam software & programming
  • Mechanical aptitude
  • Set-up & Operate CNC EDM
  • Tool building materials (steels, graphite, Al, Cu, etc.)
  • Tool room equipment & machining processes
  • Use of hand held measurement tools

Duties/Responsibilities

  • Set-up/operate CNC Mill equipment
  • Program CNC Mill control
  • Program with off-line CAM software
  • Evaluate milling process with mold maker and/or EDM operators for most effect use of equipment
  • Check & measure work performed
  • Monitor equipment maintenance
  • Safety & housekeeping

 

Knowledge

  • Blue print reading
  • CAD/CAM software & programming
  • Mechanical aptitude
  • Set-up & operate CNC Mill
  • Tool building materials (steels, graphite, Al, Cu, etc.)
  • Tool room equipment & machining processes
  • Use of hand held measurement tools

Duties/Responsibilities

  • Set-up/operate Wire EDM equipment
  • Program Wire EDM machine controls
  • Program with off-ling CAM software
  • Design & discuss with mold makers, insert bars & fixturing for machine effectiveness
  • Check & measure work performed
  • Monitor equipment maintenance
  • Safety & housekeeping

 

Knowledge

  • Blueprint reading
  • CAD/CAM software & programming
  • Mechanical aptitude
  • Set-up & operate Wire EDM
  • Tool building materials (steels, graphite, AI, Cu, etc.)
  • Tool room equipment & machining processes
  • Self-motivated
  • Use of hand held measurement tools

Duties/Responsibilities

  • Inspect cavity area for defects
  • Discuss job w/ mold maker to understand what areas are critical
  • Polish cavities & cores to specified finish
  • Order & maintain polishing supplies & equipment
  • Safety & housekeeping

 

Knowledge

  • Abrasives, rotary cutters, mounted points, etc
  • Benching tools (hand grinders, files, etc.)
  • Grades of polishing compounds for desired finish
  • Manual dexterity
  • Polishing equipment (ultrasonic, profilers, etc.)

Overview

Mol-Son’s apprenticeship program has successfully produced over 40 skilled Toolmakers, Specialty Operators, and Mold Makers. We are proud to partner with Tooling U-SME, a nationally accredited educational organization that offers a comprehensive four-year program.

This program combines online classroom education with hands-on training and real-world job experience, ensuring our apprentices are fully prepared to meet industry demands.

How to Apply

  1. Download the Employment Application Form
  2. Complete the application (digitally or by hand and scan it).
  3. Return here and upload your completed application along with the required documents.

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