Senior Injection Mold Tooling Engineer (Sustaining)

ADP, Inc.; Circle Pines (MN); On-site; USD 93,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Molding Technologies seeks an experienced tooling engineer to provide at-the-press support for injection mold issues, coordinating repairs and improvements to boost mold reliability and production performance.

You will work with toolmakers, mold designers, and internal teams to analyze root causes, document corrective actions, and ensure readiness for production. A Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in plastics molding are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in plastics/engineering or related field.
• Five or more years of plastics injection molding experience.
• Experience collaborating with toolmakers or tooling suppliers to resolve production mold issues.
• Experience coordinating tooling repairs or modifications from problem identification to verification and return to production.
• Experience evaluating molded-part defects and using process, inspection, and tooling information for corrective actions.
• Training in scientific molding or systematic injection molding troubleshooting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide at-the-press engineering support to evaluate tooling-related production issues and support timely resolution.
• Investigate root causes by evaluating mold condition, material behavior, processing conditions, equipment, and part requirements.
• Serve as the primary technical contact for external tool shops performing production mold repairs, modifications, and refurbishment.
• Communicate molding issues, supporting data, and expected outcomes to toolmakers and mold designers.
• Review proposed tooling repairs and modifications for their effects on mold function, processing, and part quality.
• Coordinate external tooling work including repair scope, quotations, approvals, tooling transfers, schedules, and follow-up.
• Collaborate with the Toolroom Manager and internal teams to align tooling repairs and improvements with production priorities.
• Communicate tooling status, repair timelines, and risks that affect production schedules.
• Coordinate sampling, tooling work orders (TWOs), and verification activities following tooling repairs or modifications.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, and Quality to verify corrective-action effectiveness and readiness for production.
• Review recurring failures and repair history to recommend improvements to mold reliability, maintenance requirements, and critical spare components.
• Support tooling improvements that reduce scrap, improve cycle times and quality, and increase press uptime.
• Maintain tooling supplier relationships and provide input on repair quality, technical support, cost, and on-time delivery.
• Maintain tooling records and complete required documentation and change-control activities in accordance with the QMS and applicable customer requirements.
• Create, revise, and train end-users on tooling-related engineering processes and Tooling Work Instructions (TWIs).
• Support tooling handoff from Development Engineering and share production lessons learned to improve future tooling performance.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

Communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in plastics engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related field

Tools

SolidWorks

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Advanced Molding Technologies seeks an experienced tooling engineer to provide at-the-press support for injection mold issues, coordinating repairs and improvements to boost mold reliability and production performance.

You will work with toolmakers, mold designers, and internal teams to analyze root causes, document corrective actions, and ensure readiness for production. A Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in plastics molding are required.