Alltrista - Engineer, Tooling

Alltrista Plastics LLC; Greer (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Alltrista Plastics LLC is seeking a Tooling Engineer to collaborate with Sales and Engineering on part designs and mold solutions. You will specify tool designs, approve mold concepts, and lead supplier design reviews for awarded programs.

You will source qualified suppliers, coordinate quotes, and ensure FAT/IQ/OQ/PQ activities meet specifications, while driving tooling improvements and cost reductions. Up to 20% travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in plastics tooling engineering or management.
• Strong knowledge of mold design, machine specs, cavitation, cycle times.
• Experience with process capability studies and tooling cost reduction.

Responsibilities

• Define tooling requirements with Sales and Engineering.
• Approve mold designs and lead design reviews with suppliers.
• Source qualified mold/machine suppliers and manage quotation flow.
• Oversee mold trials, FAT/IQ/OQ/PQ activities and vendor performance.
• Support accounts and program teams with technical expertise.
• Travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Skills

Mold design

Injection molding

Vendor management

Project leadership

Cost reduction

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

EMPLOYER’S NAME: Alltrista Plastics LLC

POSITION TITLE: Tooling Engineer

POSITION DUTIES: 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. 20% domestic and international travel 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
• Requires responsibility for determining overall project requirements, conducting first article testing of injection molds and systems, interpreting blueprints, determining system solutions and overseeing technical feasibility for components, supporting technology transfer, and planning and scheduling tool building, managing capital spending and capacity tooling. Requires 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, and delivering technical training on manufacturing processes. Requires experience implementing cost reduction initiatives in tooling, die cast, and injection molding areas. Requires experience in 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 is also required.
• 20% domestic and international travel required.