Mold Maintenance Technician

Gurgaon - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 18 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

Mold Maintenance Technician

Role Summary: The Injection Mold Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining troubleshooting and repairing plastic injection molds to ensure optimal performance quality and production efficiency. This role supports production operations by performing preventive and corrective maintenance on molds and related components.

Role Responsibilities

Actively participate in the inspection cleaning repair and modification of molds.
Maintain monitor and document injection mold history to ensure continuous adherence to quality specifications and established company standards.
Work with engineering department and participate in design reviews.
Work to minimize the mold breakdown.
Improve uptime and reduce maintenance cost of mold.
Maintain spare list of standard tooling components.
Plan and perform on time preventive maintenance of mold as per PM schedule.
Ensure health and safety standards are followed.
Foster and maintain a positive work environment.
Maintain and record PM and mold Breakdowns history in SAP.
Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on plastic injection molds
Disassemble clean inspect repair and reassemble molds.
Troubleshoot mold-related defects (flash short shots burn marks sticking etc.)
Polish mold surfaces vents and parting lines.
Ability to read and understand mold drawings and technical documents.
Ability to work with hot runner systems.
Replace worn or damaged components (pins sleeves lifters springs O-rings etc.)
Maintain cooling systems (cleaning water lines checking for leaks or blockages)
Use measuring tools (calipers micrometers gauges) to verify dimensions.
Knowledge of Welding grinding or polishing of molds.
Document maintenance activities and repair history.
Follow safety procedures and 5S/lean manufacturing practices.
Work closely with production quality and process technicians.
Train and coach new employees.

Qualifications and Experience

Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering Plastics Mold Technology Tool & Die Engineering or any other technical Education from any reputed institute/university.
2-4 years of experience in injection mold maintenance department.
Strong leadership and team spirit.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Computer knowledge is mandatory.
Able to write emails reports and work instructions in English.
Good communication skills both verbal and written to communicate with all levels of personnel and outside vendors.

Required Skills:

Accountability Accountability CNC Manufacturing Communication Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Programming Conventional Machining Cooling Systems Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Equipment Set Up Fabrication Processes Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Health Safety Management System Hot Runner Inventory Management Lean Manufacturing Material Selection Mechanical Equipment Maintenance Operations Management Plastic Injection Moulding Production Operations Production Planning Production Quality Production Reports Production Scheduling Quality Management 5 more

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Employee Status:

Regular

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Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

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Job Posting End Date:

03/31/2026

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Job DescriptionMold Maintenance TechnicianRole Summary: The Injection Mold Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining troubleshooting and repairing plastic injection molds to ensure optimal performance quality and production efficiency. This role supports production operations by performi...