Alltrista - Engineer, Tooling

Alltrista Plastics LLC; Greer (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Alltrista Plastics LLC in Greer, SC, seeks a Tooling Engineer to drive mold design, machine specification decisions, and core tooling activities for high-volume production.

You will lead design reviews with suppliers, source qualified vendors, and manage quotes to support accurate part pricing. The role includes FAT/IQ/OQ/PQ validations, technical support for programs, and travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Engineering.
• Five (5) years of experience in tooling or plastics engineering.
• Experience with injection molding, mold trials, and process validation.
• Willingness to travel 20% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Define and approve mold designs and tooling specifications for new molds.
• Lead design reviews with suppliers and coordinate quotes for high-volume programs.
• Support FAT/IQ/OQ/PQ validation and ongoing tooling improvements.
• Assist in cost estimation and execution of tooling cost reduction initiatives.

Skills

Injection molding

Mold design

Project management

Cost reduction

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or foreign equivalent

Job description

Alltrista Plastics LLC, is a subsidiary of Jadex Inc., and is a leading manufacturer in high-volume, precision injection molded parts. The company designs and manufactures with proprietary engineering processes and extensive manufacturing capabilities, from five (5) locations worldwide. From the first spark of an idea, through the design of the mold to the actual manufactured product, Alltrista Plastics focuses all efforts on delivering innovative plastic solutions. The company’s core markets include Consumer Products, Medical/Healthcare, Personal Care, Health & Beauty, Caps & Closures, and Packaging.

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.

Jadex Inc and its Businesses do not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.