Mold Shop Carpenter

Stonecast Products

Job Location:

Germantown, MD - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 28 - 31

Posted on: 9 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled craftsman with experience in form carpentry or cabinet making who takes pride in precision and this role you will build detailed wooden molds for a range of precast concrete products using materials such as sealers adhesives epoxy coatings and rubber casting components.

Experience Skills and Educational Requirements Required for Success:

Constructing wooden forms for molding of precast concrete products.
Creating material cut lists from shop drawings shapes material to size with hand or power tools and joining sections with wood screws and glue to construct new molds.
Work is done primarily indoors at our precast concrete manufacturing plant.
The carpenters work is fast-paced yet precise and thorough cutting pieces of material and installing them one piece at a time to ensure accuracy. This differs from general carpentry which does not use exacting methods.
Must be able to read and interpret blueprints to create custom mold design and layouts.
Experience with cutting accurate complex compound miters and copings.
Possess an excellent eye for fine detail.
Must be very precise and exact with measurements and cutting tools.
Possess excellent basic math skills including fractions and angles.
Have the ability to work largely unsupervised for long periods of time.
Proficient with a variety of power and hand tools including a power miter saw table saw tape measure square angle gage chisels router band saw planer drill press panel saw belt sander jig saw joiner and shaper.
Need manual dexterity eye-hand coordination and physical ability to perform stated duties including a good sense of balance.
Have the ability to work long hours to meet scheduling demands.
Maintain a positive attitude working as team member of the mold shop supporting the needs of the production line.
Safety minded individual with a strong safety record adhering to all company safety rules and policies.
Has experience working with resin-based products including proper measuring mixing and application techniques to ensure quality and consistency.

Experience Skills and Educational Requirements Required for Success:

Constructing wooden forms for molding of precast concrete products.
Creating material cut lists from shop drawings shapes material to size with hand or power tools and joining sections with wood screws and glue to construct new molds.
Work is done primarily indoors at our precast concrete manufacturing plant.
The carpenters work is fast-paced yet precise and thorough cutting pieces of material and installing them one piece at a time to ensure accuracy. This differs from general carpentry which does not use exacting methods.
Must be able to read and interpret blueprints to create custom mold design and layouts.
Experience with cutting accurate complex compound miters and copings.
Possess an excellent eye for fine detail.
Must be very precise and exact with measurements and cutting tools.
Possess excellent basic math skills including fractions and angles.
Have the ability to work largely unsupervised for long periods of time.
Proficient with a variety of power and hand tools including a power miter saw table saw tape measure square angle gage chisels router band saw planer drill press panel saw belt sander jig saw joiner and shaper.
Need manual dexterity eye-hand coordination and physical ability to perform stated duties including a good sense of balance.
Have the ability to work long hours to meet scheduling demands.
Maintain a positive attitude working as team member of the mold shop supporting the needs of the production line.
Safety minded individual with a strong safety record adhering to all company safety rules and policies.
Has experience working with resin-based products including proper measuring mixing and application techniques to ensure quality and consistency.