Mold Shop Manager

Comar • Buena Vista Township, NJ

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About The Position

The Mold Shop Manager will be responsible for the life cycle management and maintenance of proprietary and customer-owned tooling. This role involves leading the tooling team, ensuring the safe operation of the tooling shop, and maintaining compliance with ISO 13485 quality management system and current Good Manufacturing Processes. The manager will also oversee preventative maintenance schedules, manage outside tooling vendors, evaluate tooling needs, and prepare reports for mold refurbishment or replacement. Collaboration with operations, maintenance, and process engineering is key to solving manufacturing issues and improving processes. The position also includes training and developing tooling technicians, creating/modifying tooling procedures, and supporting mold builds and tool trials.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in a technical field, Journeyman Toolmaker Certificate, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Tool Room Manager, Tooling Engineer or Tooling Manager in a complex, high-cavitation environment.
• Prior experience managing mold repair or build projects with outside tool shops to control costs and deliver excellence, on-time.
• Prior experience and understanding of de-coupled injection molding and structured process development.
• Knowledge of mold design, fabrication, development, testing, validation, and processing.
• Strong understanding of preventative maintenance and repair of molds, as well as a strong understanding of typical machining, Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM’s), etc.
• Familiarity with ISO 13485 and current Good Manufacturing Practice.
• High-energy, team-based management style with a positive personality.
• Attention to detail, ability to prioritize, maintain flexibility, high level of initiative.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
• RJG or similar training.

Responsibilities

• Life cycle management & maintenance of proprietary and customer owned tooling.
• Lead the tooling team to include training, development, mentorship, ensuring accountability, day-to-day supervision, and motivation.
• Ensure the safe operation of the tooling shop.
• Ensure compliance to ISO 13485 quality management system and current Good Manufacturing Processes to enable delivery of quality products to the customer.
• Manage and schedule tooling preventative maintenance and repairs.
• Manage outside tooling vendors for major repairs.
• Quote tooling, approve scope of work, make sourcing decisions, audit suppliers, and track mold builds.
• Evaluate current tooling, forecast needed repairs and/or replacements of molds.
• Ensure preventative maintenance schedule is both established and followed with extreme attention to detail.
• Prepare reports & quotations for mold refurbishment or replacement for customer-owned tooling.
• Work closely with operations, maintenance, and process engineering to solve manufacturing issues and make improvements to cycle time, cavitation, and quality.
• Training and developing tooling technician direct reports.
• Create, modify, or improve tooling related procedures.
• Support mold builds and tool trials, including design for manufacturability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree