Tooling Manager

EssilorLuxottica Mexico; Tijuana; Presencial; MXN 60,000 - 80,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Una empresa de manufactura en Tijuana busca un Gerente de Herramientas para supervisar el mantenimiento y reparación de moldes en el departamento de moldeo por inyección. El candidato ideal tiene más de 10 años de experiencia en el taller de herramientas, 5 años de liderazgo y fluidez en inglés y español. Se ofrecen beneficios de acuerdo a la LFT, seguro de vida y descuentos en productos.

Servicios

Seguro de vida

Fondo de ahorro

Seguro de gastos médicos

Descuentos de productos

Servicios médicos en planta

Comedor

Formación

• Más de 10 años de experiencia en taller de herramientas.
• Más de 5 años de experiencia en gestión de taller de herramientas.
• Conocimiento en ingeniería de procesos de moldeo por inyección.

Responsabilidades

• Supervisar y dirigir un equipo de técnicos de moldes.
• Gestionar el programa de mantenimiento preventivo y reparaciones.
• Colaborar con ingeniería para solucionar defectos en el proceso.

Conocimientos

Liderazgo en equipos de herramientas

Conocimientos en CNC

Resolución de problemas

Gestión de proyectos

Bilingüe (Español-Inglés)

Educación

Título universitario en Ingeniería

Herramientas

Proficiencia en Creo

Descripción del empleo

Descripción y detalle de las actividades

GENERAL FUNCTIONS

The tooling manager will oversee the maintenance, repair, and optimal functioning of 101 class mold used in our injection molding department. This role will direct and coordinate the day‑to‑day activities of internal mold technicians as well as coordinate repairs with external tool shops.

This position will work very closely with the process engineering team to optimize the injection molding operations and with the tool room managers in other sister facilities to share and implement the company’s best practices.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise and lead a team of mold technicians and toolmakers
• Provide training, assign tasks, and ensure adherence to safety, quality and efficiency standards
• Manage preventive maintenance and repair schedule
• Diagnose mold‑related problems, conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive action.
• Lead, prioritize and coordinate timely repairs to restore molds to operational condition
• Work with process engineering to troubleshoot defects in press, driving accountability in the use of the escalation tool minimizing downtime
• Hands‑On repair for most critical tools
• Responsible for developing and managing the annual tool room budget and capex
• Responsible for the department’s performance metrics and develops cross‑functional plans to improve tool reliability and uptime
• Work with the engineering team to identify spare parts needed by tool
• Work closely with production, engineering, quality assurance to align mold readiness with production schedules
• Participate in mold design reviews and recommend changes to improve mold reliability
• Identify trends and recurring issues and implement root‑cause fixes.
• Work safely and maintain a safe, organized and clean working environment (inside and outside the tool room) by ensuring the team complies with procedures, rules, and regulations
• Ensure compliance with local, municipal, state and federal laws and regulations

Experiencia y requisitos

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• 10+ years of hands on experience in tool room (mold repair and mold maker experience)
• 5+ years of tool room management / leadership experience in high mix high volume industry
• Experience with CNC machining, EDM, welding (laser, micro, TIG)
• Familiarity with tolerances, GD&T, and blueprint reading
• Strong competence in project management
• Experience leading tooling teams in a fast‑paced MFG environment, in a manner that drives teamwork, collaboration and a high degree of integrity
• Superior problem solving and analytical skills (both quantitative and qualitative)
• Injection molding Process Engineering knowledge
• Bilingual (Spanish- English)
• Demonstrated passion for solving problems and operational excellence
• Focused, organized, results‑oriented individual
• Successful candidate will be a self‑motivated individual, able to achieve high impact in an unstructured environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree preferred
• Creo proficiency
• Lean Six Sigma Champion or Black Belt certification
• RJG Certification

Beneficios

• Beneficios de acuerdo a la LFT
• Seguro de vida
• Fondo de ahorro
• Seguro de gastos médicos
• Utilidades garantizadas
• Descuentos de productos
• Servicios médicos en planta
• Comedor