Mold Shop Lead - Plastics
- Location
- Tolleson, AZ
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Mold Shop Lead | Tolleson, AZ
Stability. Innovation. Industry Leader - We are Silgan.
Silgan is hiring a Mold Shop Lead in Tolleson, AZ to lead mold maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and mold changeovers for injection and compression molding operations.
In this hands-on leadership role, you'll support Mold Maintenance Technicians and work with the Supervisor and Process Engineer to optimize molding processes, improve equipment performance, and keep molds operating reliably.
What we offer
- Monday - Friday from 6:00 am - 2:30 pm
- Bi-weekly pay and paid breaks
- Medical, dental, vision benefits after 60 days
- 401k with company match
- Paid time off and paid holidays starting on day one
- Steel-toe shoe and safety glasses reimbursement up to $120 each annually
- Monthly birthday celebrations such as food and beverages are provided
- Opportunities for advancement and promotion from within
What you'll do
- Lead mold maintenance, rebuilding, refurbishment, and repair
- Perform in-press preventive maintenance (PM) on molds and components
- Disassemble, clean, inspect, repair, and reassemble injection molds
- Troubleshoot high-cavitation and multi-cavity hot runner molds
- Troubleshoot electrical issues and hot runner systems
- Set, remove, and assist with mold changeovers on molding machines
- Use calipers, micrometers, indicators, and other precision measurement tools
- Maintain mold repair documentation, inventory, and EAM system records
- Assist with injection molding process setup and optimization
- Coordinate mold repairs with vendors
- Support continuous improvement, equipment reliability, and safe work practices
What you'll need to have
- High school diploma preferred; technical or trade school education is a plus
- Minimum 2 years of manufacturing experience
- Experience with mold maintenance, mold repair, tooling, or injection molding
- Experience with high-cavitation hot runner molds
- Electrical troubleshooting experience with hot runner molds
- Ability to read mold design prints and technical drawings
- Strong mechanical and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency with calipers, micrometers, indicators, and other measurement tools
- Experience setting and starting molds in injection molding presses
- Arburg, KraussMaffei, SACMI, or Sumitomo experience is a plus
- Ability to support production schedules and emergency on-call needs when required
Who we are
Silgan is a global Fortune 500 packaging company providing sustainable metal and plastic packaging solutions for food, beverage, healthcare, home, personal care, beauty, and other consumer products.
Bring your mold maintenance and injection molding expertise to an industry leader. Apply today for our Mold Shop Lead position in Tolleson, AZ!
Equal opportunity and legal notices
The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.
All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.
Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.
Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.
Silgan is a drug-free workplace.
EEO/M/W/Vet/Disability
From Silgan Containers's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 9, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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