Tooling Engineer Lead

• Developing and implementing tooling strategies to support production goals.
• Manage new tool construction projects.
• Collaborating with engineering and production teams to ensure efficient tooling design and implementation.
• Manage the tooling repair department.
• Designing and developing tooling for largescale machinery ensuring compatibility with hightonnage presses and other advanced equipment.
• Collaborating with engineering and production teams to optimize tooling for largescale complex machinery operations.
• Monitoring tooling performance and identifying areas for improvement.
• Designing and developing new tooling fixtures and gages to support production activities.
• Creating and maintaining documentation for all tooling and processes.
• Analysing data to identify areas for improvement and making recommendations.
• Collaborating 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.

• A 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 handson experience in Mold design and construction is a must.
• Experience working with largescale machinery including presses with significant tonnage (e.g. among the largest in the industry)
• Proven ability to design and manage tooling projects for complex highcapacity manufacturing equipment.
• Proficient with 3D modelling software.
• Ability to read and interpret Moldflow analyses.
• Background in working with various Mold material and metal types.
• Advanced experience in both cold runner and hot runner manifold systems.
• Strong analytical creativity and problemsolving 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 situation.

• A 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.
• Experience with largescale machinery and tooling for highcapacity production environments.
• Strong project management skills.
• Direct handson experience in Mold design and construction is a must.
• Experience with 3D modelling software. (SolidWorks)
• Ability to read and interpret Moldflow analyses.
• Experience in working with various Mold material and metal types.
• Advanced experience in both cold runner and hot runner manifold systems.
• Experience collaborating with teams of engineers and technicians.
• Experience of plastics manufacturing processes including injection molding extrusion blow Mold thermoform and others.
• Experience 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

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