Tooling Engineer Lead

Position Overview:

Our client is seeking a self-driven, highly motivated engineer with a strong background in Mold design and other plastic forming technologies. You will manage the Mold development, procurement and validation and ensure that you are taking advantage of the best and most innovative technologies available to design, produce and maintain Molds.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement tooling strategies to support production goals.
• Manage new tool construction projects.
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams to ensure efficient tooling design and implementation.
• Manage the tooling repair department.
• Monitor tooling performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Design and develop new tooling, fixtures, and gages to support production activities.
• Create and maintain documentation for all tooling and processes.
• Analyze data to identify areas for improvement and make recommendations.
• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure quality and reliability of tooling.
• Research technologies for enhanced Mold repair, maintenance and construction of new and existing Molds and ensure improved performance.
• Collaborate with engineering to assure new and existing product and tool designs are moldable and suggest design changes or alternative processes.
• Proactively seek opportunities for Continuous Improvement by researching new technologies for improvements to product, Molds, materials, and manufacturing.
• Collaborate with vendors to bring alternative methods, materials, and equipment to manufacturing to improve Molds and Mold maintenance.
• Assist manufacturing in process improvement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in engineering or a related field.
• 15+ years experience in the Injection molding industry with focus on tool design.
• 10+ years in supervisory and management capacity.
• Strong project management skills.
• Direct hands-on experience in Mold design and construction is a must.
• Proficient with 3D modelling software.
• Ability to read and interpret Moldflow analyses.
• Background working with various Mold material and metal types.
• Advanced experience in both cold runner and hot runner manifold systems.
• Strong analytical, creative, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience collaborating with teams of engineers and technicians.
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills, and superior interpersonal skills for interaction with all levels of personnel and contacts within and outside IWT.
• Proficient in presentations, technical reports, and situational analysis.
• Good working knowledge of plastics manufacturing processes including injection molding, extrusion, blow Mold, thermoform and others.
• Background in working with various polymers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Travel is a critical part of this role and can be every week depending on the situation.

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