Senior Mold Maker
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Role Overview:
The Senior Machinist / Mold Maker will be responsible for building, maintaining, and repairing injection molds using manual machining, EDM, hand-fitting, and precision tooling techniques. The Senior Machinist provides both advanced machining capability and mold-building expertise, ensuring high-precision mold construction, maintenance, and repair. This role combines machining, EDM operations, bench fitting, and mold troubleshooting. This is a hands-on, craftsmanship-focused position ideal for a toolmaker who takes pride in precision work, problem-solving, and mentoring junior technicians in a traditional toolroom environment. The successful candidate will work cross-functionally with Engineering & Production to deliver reliable tooling, optimize cycle time and quality, and support continuous improvement.
What You’ll Do
- Build, assemble, and commission new molds and tooling
- Perform mold repairs and refurbishments (bench work, fitting, grinding, hand tools)
- Operate manual mills, lathes, surface grinders, and standard toolroom equipment
- Perform hand-fitting, polishing, and finishing to tight tolerances (+/- 0.0005")
- Fabricate replacement mold components as needed
- Conduct preventative maintenance on molds and tooling
What You Bring
- 7–10+ years of hands-on experience in mold making and toolroom machining
- Strong manual machining background (mills, lathes, grinders, hand tools)
- Skilled in precision bench work, mold tear-down, fitting, repair and polishing
- Familiarity with blow mold mechanisms (neck rings, inserts, pinch-off, cavity alignment, cooling circuits)
- Ability to read and interpret CAD drawings, prints, and GD&T
- Ability to diagnose molding defects and recommend corrective actions
- Strong blueprint reading and GD&T interpretation skills
- Red Seal Tool & Die Maker or equivalent trade certification preferred
- Ability to lift 50 lbs and work in a machine shop environment
Why Join Conteco?
Established in 1979, Conteco Manufacturing has been a pillar of Canadian precision manufacturing for over four decades. From our facility in Maple Ridge, BC, we design and build high-performance molds, produce injection-molded and blow-molded components, and support customers across industries ranging from consumer products and industrial packaging to specialized custom manufacturing.
What began as a small tool shop has grown into a full-scale manufacturing operation trusted for its craftsmanship, consistency, and problem-solving capabilities. Today, Conteco blends 45+ years of hands-on mold-making expertise with modern machining, engineering, and production technology delivering solutions that help our customers bring products to life with accuracy, durability, and speed.
Our Culture & Values
At Conteco, our greatest strength is our people. Many of our team members have been with us for decades, passing down knowledge, mentoring new apprentices, and continuously elevating the standard of what we build. This sense of pride, ownership, and teamwork is woven into everything we do. Our culture is grounded in:
- Craftsmanship We care deeply about the quality of our work.
- Continuous Improvement Every day presents an opportunity to get better.
- Respect & Reliability We deliver on our commitments and support each other.
- Innovation We embrace new technologies that push our capabilities forward.
This combination of experience, humility, and forward thinking is what makes Conteco a place where people stay, grow, and genuinely love the work they do.
To Apply:
Please send your resume to info@contecomolds.com with the subject line “Senior Machinist – Application.”