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Lasko Products has been creating trusted home comfort solutions for nearly 120 years. As a market leader in portable fans, heaters, air purifiers, and ventilation products, we are driven by innovation, quality, and a commitment to delivering exceptional products to consumers worldwide.
We are seeking a Mold Maker to join our team at our Franklin, TN manufacturing facility. The Mold Maker is responsible for the maintenance, repair, modification, and assembly of plastic injection molds to support safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing operations. This role utilizes precision machining, troubleshooting, and tooling expertise to ensure molds perform reliably and meet production requirements.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Disassemble mold tooling for cleaning and repair
Works from blue prints, sketches, general instructions to disassemble, inspect, repair, and assemble various molds, tools, and mechanical equipment
Performs final fitting operations on purchased / repaired components for proper assembly
Performs the highly critical assembly operations, refitting, re-venting or making adjustments as necessary for the mold to achieve designed objectives
Answers troubled calls from Manufacturing departments as required
Maintains equipment maintenance and repair history records, details of work performed, parts replaced, and the labor hours, as required
Constructs and repairs machine shop tools, gauges, fixtures, jigs or dies for use within the establishment
Solves problems relating to unusual material, work-holding arrangements, machine settings, fabrication methods, and production process
May provide guidance to lower level toolmakers
Performs mold repair work on cavities and cores due to damage or wear
Disassembles and assembles molds, analyzes and solves basic mold problems including flashing conditions, galling, venting, cooling problems, Assembles, repairs, inspects, cleans and polishes molds using skill and care while handling and polishing critical surfaces
Trouble shoot and repair all brands of Hot runner systems
Completes Engineering changes and revisions to molds
Manufactures new or repairs existing mold components as required
Interprets drawings and evaluates machining methods on assignments requiring instructions from Toolroom Supervisor only on intricate machining setups
Perform precision work to exacting tolerances and dimensions
May recommend revisions in design and/or substitutions in material based on “machine-ability” or fabrication problems encountered
Stones and polishes mold components
Plan, lay out and perform all bench, machine and finishing operations required to alter and condition intricately designed and constructed plastic injection molds and related fixtures
Requirements:
High School Diploma/GED and 3 – 4 years as Toolmaker Level I or equivalent experience
Must be familiar with electrical and hydraulic circuits using diagrams, blueprints, and electrical circuit test meters and methods
Ability to read and write English and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, procedure manuals, and blueprints
Ability to perform basic math and interpret and executive work instructions
Ability to work overtime as needed
Ability to read safety, quality, and manufacturing instructions
Possess the ability to work rapidly and under time pressure.
Math skills to include simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
Ability to effectively coordinate and monitor a team
Ability to work independently in a fast pace, constant changing environment
Strong sense of urgency
Accountability
Self-motivation and the desire to focus to improve the business.
Work Environment: Manufacturing environment exposed to dust, odors, and noise
About Lasko Products
Love Your Air
™
Lasko Products is the leading air solutions brand with a reputation for reliable products, peak performance, and perpetual innovation – our commitment to our customers for over a century. Founded in 1906 by Henry Lasko in Philadelphia, Lasko has evolved for over a century to become the global leader in air solution products. From our roots in small appliances, fans, and portable heaters, we’ve grown to become the leading home comfort company while maintaining our unwavering commitment to quality and value.
Today, Lasko stands as a symbol of innovation, offering consumers around the world high-performance products; portable fans, heaters, air purifiers, humidifiers, and home ventilation solutions. Our well-known brands, Lasko, B-Air, BlueDri, Air King, and Guardian Technologies, serve both consumer and commercial markets across North America and internationally. As an American company for 120 years, we take pride in upholding the spirit of hard work, trust and accessibility, ensuring that Lasko remains available to all, for generations
to come. Headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with manufacturing and distribution facilities in Tennessee and Texas, Lasko intends to set the standard in the air solutions category for another 100 years.
Lasko’s mission is to provide comfort you can trust.
Our company’s success is based on our culture of GRACE
, with five core “
Be
” values outlining how we live it.
Growth Mindset —
Be Bold
We are never the finished product ─ every failure is a data point, every setback is a setup.
Recognition —
Be Together
We win together. We celebrate together! High performance deserves to be seen ─ named, specific, remembered.
Authenticity —
Be Real
No masks. No politics. Show up as you are, say what you mean, and mean what you say.
Clear Communication —
Be Clear
Say it plainly. Say it once. Say it to the right person. Clarity is kindness.
Extreme Ownership —
Be
Accountable
No blame. No excuses. Own the win and the loss. No exceptions.
Why Join Lasko?
At Lasko, we believe people do their best work when they’re supported ─ personally and professionally. That’s why we offer flexible hours and a hybrid work schedule for our corporate team, promoting employees to balance life and work in a way that fits their lifestyle. Our dog-friendly corporate headquarters adds a fun, welcoming atmosphere, while our competitive salaries with bonus potential recognize and reward your contributions.
We also offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes a strong 401(k) match, wellness incentives, and robust health coverage. Join Lasko and be part of a legacy of innovation – at a company that values flexibility, growth, and a culture where you can thrive.
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