Injection Mold Tooling Manager

Paycom - ATS; Fitchburg (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Micron Solutions in Fitchburg, MA is seeking an experienced Injection Mold Tooling Manager who combines hands-on mold making with technical leadership. The role stays on the shop floor, guiding tooling repairs, builds, and process improvements.

You will oversee tool room activities for 55-300 ton presses, mentor Mold Makers, coordinate outside tool shops, and drive reliability and quality in medical device manufacturing.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on injection mold making or injection mold tooling experience.
• Extensive experience building, repairing, maintaining, modifying, fitting, assembling, and troubleshooting injection molds.
• Strong knowledge of mold construction, components, shutoffs, parting lines, fitting, cooling, venting, ejection systems, and preventive maintenance.
• Ability to independently diagnose mold-related performance and part-quality issues.
• Strong blueprint reading and GD&T knowledge.
• Hands-on knowledge of mold-making processes, including CNC machining, EDM, milling, grinding, and turning.
• Ability and willingness to remain hands-on with tooling and troubleshooting on the manufacturing floor.
• Strong technical problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Hot runner systems and complex injection mold tooling.
• Commercial and engineering-grade thermoplastic resins.
• New mold builds and coordination with outside tool shops.
• Mold trials, validation, qualification, and new product introduction.
• Tool & Die, Mold Making, Journeyman, or Apprenticeship certification.
• Experience mentoring or providing technical direction to other Mold Makers.
• Medical device or regulated manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical expert for injection mold tooling, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, and modification.
• Diagnose complex mold-related production and part-quality issues and drive them to resolution.
• Remain hands-on with mold repair, fitting, assembly, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Coordinate new mold builds, repairs, preventive maintenance, engineering changes, and outside tooling work.
• Review mold designs and provide practical mold-making and DFM input.
• Support mold trials, qualification, validation, and production release.
• Identify root causes of tooling failures, scrap, and downtime and implement improvements.
• Drive improvements in mold reliability, performance, and tool life.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to Mold Makers and Tool Room personnel.
• Partner with Process Technicians, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Production to resolve tooling challenges.
• Prioritize Tool Room projects and ensure critical production tooling needs are addressed.

Skills

10+ years experience

Mold making & tooling

Troubleshooting

Mold design review

DFM input

GD&T

CNC machining

EDM

Milling

Turning

Hot runner systems

Mentorship

Regulated manufacturing

Education

Tool & Die / Mold Making / Journeyman certification

Job description

Injection Mold Tooling Managerfitchburg, MA 01420Injection Mold Tooling ManagerFitchburg, MA | $110,000 - $145,000+$7,500 Sign-On Bonus | Relocation Assistance AvailableExperienced Mold Makers: Take the Next Step Without Leaving the Bench BehindMicron Solutions is conducting a nationwide search for an experienced Injection Mold Tooling Manager to provide hands-on technical leadership for our injection molding tooling operations in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.You do not need to currently hold a Manager title to be considered. We are looking for a mold-making expert first, someone who has built their career working hands-on with injection molds and is ready to expand their impact while remaining technically involved.This is not a desk-only management position. You will remain close to the tooling, troubleshooting, and manufacturing floor while providing technical direction and leadership to the Tool Room.Our injection molding operations include presses ranging from 55 to 300 tons, supporting commercial, engineering, and technical applications.What You'll DoServe as the technical expert for injection mold tooling, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, and modification.Diagnose complex mold-related production and part-quality issues and drive them to resolution.Remain hands-on with mold repair, fitting, assembly, maintenance, and troubleshooting.Coordinate new mold builds, repairs, preventive maintenance, engineering changes, and outside tooling work.Review mold designs and provide practical mold-making and DFM input.Support mold trials, qualification, validation, and production release.Identify root causes of tooling failures, scrap, and downtime and implement improvements.Drive improvements in mold reliability, performance, and tool life.Provide technical direction and mentorship to Mold Makers and Tool Room personnel.Partner with Process Technicians, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Production to resolve tooling challenges.Prioritize Tool Room projects and ensure critical production tooling needs are addressed.QualificationsWhat We're Looking For10+ years of hands-on injection mold making or injection mold tooling experience.Extensive experience building, repairing, maintaining, modifying, fitting, assembling, and troubleshooting injection molds.Strong knowledge of mold construction, components, shutoffs, parting lines, fitting, cooling, venting, ejection systems, and preventive maintenance.Ability to independently diagnose mold-related performance and part-quality issues.Strong blueprint reading and GD&T knowledge.Hands-on knowledge of mold-making processes, including CNC machining, EDM, milling, grinding, and turning.Ability and willingness to remain hands-on with tooling and troubleshooting on the manufacturing floor.Strong technical problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.Hot runner systems and complex injection mold tooling.Commercial and engineering-grade thermoplastic resins.New mold builds and coordination with outside tool shops.Mold trials, validation, qualification, and new product introduction.Tool & Die, Mold Making, Journeyman, or Apprenticeship certification.Experience mentoring or providing technical direction to other Mold Makers.Medical device or regulated manufacturing experience.You May Be a Great Fit If You're Currently a:Senior Mold Maker | Injection Mold Maker | Lead Mold Maker | Tool & Die Maker | Tool Room Lead | Tooling Engineer | Mold Engineer | Tooling SupervisorPrevious management experience is not required. Your depth of hands-on injection mold expertise, problem-solving ability, and ability to lead technically are more important to us than your current title.Why Join Micron Solutions?$110,000 - $145,000+ salary, based on experience and expertise$7,500 sign-on bonus, payable after six months of continuous employmentRelocation assistance available for qualified candidatesMedical, dental, and vision insurance401(k) with company matchPaid time off and company-paid holidaysOpportunity to advance into broader leadership while remaining hands-on with the craft you've built your career aroundOpportunity to make a direct impact on tooling strategy, reliability, and performanceWe are recruiting nationwide. If you have the injection mold expertise we're looking for and are open to relocating to the Fitchburg, Massachusetts area, relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.If you've built your career around injection mold construction, repair, maintenance, modification, and troubleshooting and you're ready to take the next step without leaving the technical side of mold making behind, we want to hear from you.Micron Solutions is a contract manufacturing organization specializing in thermoplastic injection molding, precision machining and finishing, and medical manufacturing at our Fitchburg, Massachusetts facility.Please note: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship requirements.PM21Compensation details: 110000-145000 Yearly SalaryPI4f54f859f2d3-25404-41485218