Mold Maintenance Engineer: Injection Tooling Expert

OP Mobility; Monterrey; On-site; MXN 502,000 - 837,000; Full time

Job summary

OPmobility is seeking a proactive Tooling Maintenance Engineer in Monterrey to join our Lighting division. You will participate in multidisciplinary teams to optimize injection molds and lead improvements in quality, cost, and lead time.

You will validate tool concepts, manage spare parts, ensure mold inspections meet standards, and contribute to training and our technical information catalog. Proficiency in CATIA, SolidWorks, and AutoCAD 2D is required.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree is essential.
• Conversational English is required.
• Relevant technical experience in plastic injection molds maintenance and repairing (multicolor mold experience is a plus).
• Proficiency in CATIA, SolidWorks, and AutoCAD 2D is required.

Responsibilities

• Participates in multidisciplinary teams focused on reducing injection cycle time and leads or supports functional improvements to molds.
• Participates in the validation of injection tool concepts and provides technical proposals to improve project targets such as quality, cost, and lead time.
• Contributes added value through innovative technical solutions and uses departmental database tools daily.
• Manages spare parts inventory for the tooling workshop.
• Demonstrates knowledge of machinery and equipment used in the area.
• Follows established procedures and work instructions and creates or updates work instructions or procedures when necessary.
• Ensures the development and continuous follow-up of the training plan for technicians.
• Ensures proper incoming inspection of molds according to OPmobility mold standards, verifying that molds arrive in the required condition and meet all specifications.
• Defines and ensures compliance with KPIs such as MTTR (Mean Time to Repair) and MTTB (Mean Time Between Breakdowns).
• Contributes to the consolidation, maintenance, and promotion of the technical information catalog.
• Supports optimization of the mold shop layout.
• Documents lessons learned, including best practices and issues encountered, and communicates them to the Injection & Tooling Expertise Group.

Skills

Mold maintenance

Mold repair

MTTR awareness

MTTB awareness

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical problem solving

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CATIA

SolidWorks

AutoCAD 2D

Job description

OPmobility is seeking a proactive Tooling Maintenance Engineer in Monterrey to join our Lighting division. You will participate in multidisciplinary teams to optimize injection molds and lead improvements in quality, cost, and lead time.

You will validate tool concepts, manage spare parts, ensure mold inspections meet standards, and contribute to training and our technical information catalog. Proficiency in CATIA, SolidWorks, and AutoCAD 2D is required.