Senior Mold & Tooling Technician III

LEGO Group; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family care leave

Life and disability insurance

Headspace wellbeing programs

Colleague discount

Bonus program

Job summary

The LEGO Group in Richmond, Virginia invites an experienced tooling engineer to lead root cause analysis of complex tooling failures and own tooling reliability for long-term performance improvements. Work with engineering, quality and production teams to oversee tolerances, CAD models, and measurement systems, while traveling domestically and internationally for training and project initiatives.

Hybrid work with a mix of office days and plant floor presence in a global team focused on lean

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of experience in mold repair, toolmaking, or injection molding tooling.
• Expert knowledge of mold systems, materials, and wear mechanisms.
• Lean / Six Sigma experience and high-precision tooling environment familiarity.
• Strong proficiency in GD&T, CAD/CAM, and advanced machining.

Responsibilities

• Lead root cause analysis of complex tooling failures.
• Own tooling reliability and drive long-term performance improvements.
• Drive improvements in uptime, scrap reduction, and mold lifespan.
• Perform high-complexity machining and restoration of Molds, and Tools.
• Oversee critical fits, tolerances, and final validation of tooling.
• Apply advanced repair technologies (laser welding, coatings, restoration methods).
• Improve tooling performance based on injection molding process interaction.
• Analyze wear patterns and recommend material or component improvements.
• Identify tooling design or performance issues and upscale recommendations to engineering teams.
• Support engineering by providing technical feedback based on mold performance and failure analysis.
• Review CAD models and drawings to ensure manufacturability, serviceability, and repair effectiveness.
• Ensure adherence to established technical standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Ensure measurement systems and practices support high-precision requirements.
• Analyze dimensional data and variation trends to improve tooling performance.
• Support continuous Improvement initiatives focused on cost, downtime, and efficiency.
• Train and mentor Level 1 and Level 2 team members.
• Provide technical guidance and support across tooling activities.
• Support planning, prioritization, and workload balancing.
• Partner with engineering, quality, and production teams to resolve tooling issues.
• Interface with external vendors and tooling suppliers as needed.
• Support new tool launches, validations, and capital projects.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for training as needed.

Skills

Mold tooling

CAD/CAM

GD&T

Lean Six Sigma

Precision measurement

Mold design (preferred)

Tools

CAD/CAM

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead root cause analysis of complex tooling failures
• Own tooling reliability and drive long-term performance improvements
• Drive improvements in uptime, scrap reduction, and mold lifespan
• Perform high-complexity machining and restoration of Molds, and Tools
• Oversee critical fits, tolerances, and final validation of tooling
• Apply advanced repair technologies (laser welding, coatings, restoration methods)
• Improve tooling performance based on injection molding process interaction
• Analyze wear patterns and recommend material or component improvements
• Identify tooling design or performance issues and upscale recommendations to engineering teams
• Support engineering by providing technical feedback based on mold performance and failure analysis
• Review CAD models and drawings to ensure manufacturability, serviceability, and repair effectiveness
• Ensure adherence to established technical standards, procedures, and best practices
• Ensure measurement systems and practices support high-precision requirements
• Analyze dimensional data and variation trends to improve tooling performance
• Support continuous Improvement initiatives focused on cost, downtime, and efficiency
• Train and mentor Level 1 and Level 2 team members
• Provide technical guidance and support across tooling activities
• Support planning, prioritization, and workload balancing
• Partner with engineering, quality, and production teams to resolve tooling issues
• Interface with external vendors and tooling suppliers as needed
• Support new tool launches, validations, and capital projects
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for training as needed

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of experience in mold repair, toolmaking, or injection molding tooling
• Expert knowledge of mold systems, materials, and wear mechanisms
• Strong proficiency in GD&T, CAD/CAM, and advanced machining
• Proven leadership in technical problem-solving
• Preferred: Experience in mold design or tooling engineering
• Lean / Six Sigma experience
• Experience with high-cavitation or tight-tolerance tooling environments
• Advanced understanding of tolerances, fits, and precision measurement systems
• Ability to work at micron-level precision where required
• Strong capability in dimensional analysis and variation reduction

Core Skill Focus

• Expert-level troubleshooting and system optimization
• Technical leadership and mentorship
• Design influence and tooling strategy
• Business impact through reliability and performance

Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $39.75 - $39.75 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer.

Starting hourly rate: $39.75

What's in it for you?

• Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances - All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing - We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based
• Colleague Discount - We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace

When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong. The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team. We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to "inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow."

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children's Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer. Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children's Rights. We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.