Mold Engineer or Mold Technician

Job Position: Mold Engineer or Mold Technician

Location: Ft. Worth, TX 76106

Shift: Day Shift

Description: Mold Engineer / Mold Technician
Fort Worth, TX (on site) | Full-time | Technician: $27–$34/hr; Engineer: $80,000–$100,000/year, DOE

Core Personnel Staffing is hiring an experienced injection molding professional for our client, a global manufacturing company opening a new plastic and foam injection molding facility in Fort Worth. The title and pay depend on your experience: technicians keep molds and machines running, and engineers lead process development and launch new molds. Either way, you’ll help build a brand-new molding operation from the start.

What you’ll do

Set up, change and start up molds on injection molding machines
Adjust and optimize process settings to keep parts in spec
Troubleshoot part defects and machine problems and reduce downtime
Perform routine mold and equipment maintenance
Support or lead mold trials, first-article inspections and production approval
Write setup sheets, process standards and work instructions
Work with mold makers and the international engineering team on tooling changes and repairs
Train operators and technicians

What you bring

2+ years of hands-on injection molding experience as a process technician, mold setter, process engineer or similar
Working knowledge of molding machines, molds, resins and process settings
Able to read blueprints and use calipers, micrometers and other measurement tools
Mechanically inclined and comfortable with hand and power tools
For the engineer level: a bachelor’s or associate degree in mechanical, plastics, manufacturing or a related field preferred, plus process development experience
Scientific molding, robotics or automation, ISO 9001 or PPAP experience is a plus
Foam molding experience is a plus
Mandarin Chinese is strongly preferred
Open to international travel for training

What you get

Technician: $27–$34/hr; Engineer: $80,000–$100,000/year, depending on experience
$300 monthly medical insurance stipend, 15 PTO days and 6 paid holidays
The chance to build a new plant’s molding operation from the ground up


Core Personnel Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Employment with Core Personnel Staffing is at-will, meaning either the employee or Core Personnel Staffing may end the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice, subject to applicable law.

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