Senior Extrusion Die & Tooling Designer – PVC Profiles

CRH International; Brooksville (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Medical, dental and disability cover

Retirement savings program

Health and wellness programs

Job summary

Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, seeks an experienced Die & Tooling Designer to design and improve extrusion dies and downstream tooling for PVC fence profiles. You will own tooling from concept to commissioning and coordinate with production to ensure robust, manufacturable tooling that meets rate, tolerance, and surface finish targets.

You will manage outside toolmakers, maintain tooling drawings, and develop standards and setup sheets while collaborating with quality, product development, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Plastics, or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience designing profile extrusion dies and tooling, preferably for rigid PVC (vinyl) fence, railing, siding, decking, or window profiles.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks or equivalent) and 2D drafting, including GD&T.
• Travel up to 35% to suppliers and sister facilities.

Responsibilities

• Design profile extrusion dies, including flow channels and land lengths for PVC profiles.
• Design calibrators/sizers, vacuum tanks, cooling fixtures, and tooling to match geometry and line speed.
• Lead tooling trials and commissioning of new dies with production teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Travel up to 35%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Plastics, or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

GD&T

Die flow simulation software

Job description

Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, seeks an experienced Die & Tooling Designer to design and improve extrusion dies and downstream tooling for PVC fence profiles. You will own tooling from concept to commissioning and coordinate with production to ensure robust, manufacturable tooling that meets rate, tolerance, and surface finish targets.

You will manage outside toolmakers, maintain tooling drawings, and develop standards and setup sheets while collaborating with quality, product development, and