JOB DESCRIPTION:

Assume responsibility for managing tooling projects from initial customer contact through quoting, tool design and construction, debugging, process development, qualification and production. Coordinate activities with Sales and Manufacturing personnel. Assume responsibility for all tool design reviews. Sign off on all tools made by our client. Act as a member of various program teams and is typically is responsible for 20-30 new molds in various phases of design, build, qualification and transfer to production.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
 

Requires a minimum of 10 - 15 years of experience in mold design, construction and/or procurement with some in depth knowledge or experience in plastics processing and experience in the design for manufacturability of plastics products. The individual should also posses in depth experience with hot runner systems and experience in building new molds which are required to hold part tolerance to +/- .001 in. Five or more years experience in building high precision, close tolerance molds with some working knowledge of CAD systems such as Unigraphics, AutoCad, ProEngineer is recommended.

Must possess good oral and written communication skills as well as good interpersonal, organizational and administrative skills. A solid background in mold design, build, and procurement with a demonstrated record of successful program management. Proficiency in program management software, spreadsheet, word processing and presentation software is a must.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
 

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Assume responsibility for managing tooling projects including: Controlling costs and timing of major tooling projects. Participating in tool design review for assigned new molds. Assisting Sales and Marketing personnel with customer visits and presentations. Troubleshoot molds and tool problems for all locations. Providing tooling cost estimates in response to assigned RFQ's. Coordinating testing, inspection and transfer of projects into manufacturing. Preparing status reports for customers and for internal use. Making recommendations to customers with respect to mold design, cavitation, prototyping and Moldflow analysis. Developing Mold Build Specifications and solicits quotes from list of Qualified Toolmaker Vendors. Preparing Purchase Requisitions and places orders with toolmakers. Making periodic visits to toolmakers to check on the status of construction. Is required to stay current in the latest technology related to this position. Follow the systems, policies and procedures that make up the Program Management System. Is accountable for bringing new molds and tooling in on time and within budget. Is accountable for molded parts meeting the customers quality requirements. Is required to participate as a Tooling Engineer in several programs at the same time. Is required to participate as a team player in one or more Program Teams.