Senior Injection Molding Tooling & Product Development Lead

Centor; Millersburg (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Wellness Program

Vacation

Job summary

Centor in Millersburg, Ohio is seeking a Senior Plastics Product Development Manager to serve as the technical authority for tooling, mold design, manufacturability, and process optimization from concept through production for injection molding operations.

The role requires deep knowledge of molds, CAD/3D modeling, and a proven track record in high-speed manufacturing. You will lead cross-functional teams to improve cycle times and product quality.

Qualifications

• BA in Mechanical Engineering and minimum 7-10 yrs experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment as a Mold Shop Manager.
• Advanced knowledge of molds and mold systems and their application in a manufacturing setting.
• Advanced knowledge of mold building concepts and plastic part designs.
• Advanced knowledge of injection molds, blow molds, mold construction, tooling systems, and mold maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Support, validate, and revise mold design and fabrication for prototype and final tooling.
• Use mold-filling simulation software to simulate molten plastic flow into mold geometries.
• Evaluate and optimize new mold designs before steel is cut and solve problems with existing molds.
• Direct, review, and approve design changes to the molds within the facility.
• Perform cooling time studies, gate seal studies, CPW studies, pressure drop studies, fill analysis, cavity balance studies, mold viscosity tests, etc.

Skills

Mold design

Process optimization

Root cause analysis

DFM simulations

Education

BA in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD & 3D modeling

Job description

Centor in Millersburg, Ohio is seeking a Senior Plastics Product Development Manager to serve as the technical authority for tooling, mold design, manufacturability, and process optimization from concept through production for injection molding operations.

The role requires deep knowledge of molds, CAD/3D modeling, and a proven track record in high-speed manufacturing. You will lead cross-functional teams to improve cycle times and product quality.