Alltrista - Engineer, Tooling

Jadex • Greer, SC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Alltrista Plastics LLC is seeking a Tooling Engineer to work closely with Sales and Engineering to understand part design requirements and identify the best technological solutions for molding, including mold design, machine specifications, cavitation, and cycle time. The role involves contributing to part design decisions, specifying general tool designs, components, and controls for new molds, and approving mold designs before builds commence. The engineer will lead design reviews with suppliers, source and select qualified suppliers, and maintain strong working relationships to solicit quotes. This position supports accurate part and project pricing by providing supplier quote information and continuously improves the quoting process by applying learnings from quoting and build activities. The role also includes monitoring new mold and machine builds, conducting vendor mold run-offs, participating in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Validation (IQ, OQ, PQ), and supporting Account Managers and Program Managers. Approximately 20% domestic and international travel is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent or any combination of education and/or experience in Engineering Management or Mechanical Engineering
• Five (5) years of experience in the job offered or in a managerial position in the plastics industry
• Responsibility for determining overall project requirements
• Conducting first article testing of injection molds and systems
• Interpreting blueprints
• Determining system solutions
• Overseeing technical feasibility for components
• Supporting technology transfer
• Planning and scheduling tool building
• Managing capital spending and capacity tooling
• Injection molding experience including establishing process capability studies and validating manufacturing processes
• Installing and testing processes
• Coordinating mold trials
• Providing technical expertise for injection molding systems
• Performing manufacturing audits
• Investigating equipment failures and technical complaints
• Delivering technical training on manufacturing processes
• Implementing cost reduction initiatives in tooling, die cast, and injection molding areas
• Cost estimation including preparing estimates and quotations for parts, molds, systems, and supporting activities to reduce manufacturing and operational costs
• Experience with tooling and manufacturing engineering

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Sales and Engineering to understand part design requirements and identify the best technological solutions for molding — including mold design, machine specifications, cavitation, and cycle time.
• Contribute to part design decisions and specify general tool designs, components, and controls for new molds.
• Approve mold designs prior to the start of mold builds and lead design reviews with selected suppliers for awarded programs.
• Source and select qualified suppliers capable of building required molds and machinery, maintaining strong working relationships to solicit and organize a high volume of quotes.
• Provide supplier quote information to the quoting team to support accurate part and project pricing.
• Apply learnings from quoting and build activities to continuously improve the quoting process and maintain an up-to-date Approved Supplier List.
• Monitor new mold and machine builds, conduct vendor mold run-offs to verify quality, function, and performance to specification, and participate in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Validation (IQ, OQ, PQ).
• Support Account Managers and Program Managers in technical subject matter execution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager