Senior Precision Mold Toolmaker — Medical Device Plastics

Torrey Holistics; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Flexible time off

Life insurance

Job summary

Alcon in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Injection Mold Toolmaker to lead complex mold tooling design and maintenance in a live production environment. You will diagnose issues, perform precision repairs to ±0.0002”, document results, and ensure compliance with GxP and SOPs while driving uptime and quality.

You will collaborate with manufacturing teams, oversee toolroom activities across four molding suites, and mentor junior technicians while continuously improving processes and equipment

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Fluent English reading, writing, comprehension, and communication.
• 1 year of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Own highly complex mold tooling design and molding processes.
• Make independent decisions using technical skills.
• Follow SOPs and keep documentation accurate, complete, and audit-ready.
• Guard quality: ensure strict quality control and meet regulatory requirements.
• Complete required training and champion continuous improvement in daily operations.
• Maintain precision molds in a live production environment.
• Evaluate and execute repairs/modifications; perform mold preventive maintenance.
• Collect precise measurements, document results, and generate clear reports.
• Run toolroom equipment: mills, lathes, grinders, CNC, EDM.
• Disassemble, clean, repair, and replace defective parts across complex molding tools.
• Perform mold/tooling setups and repairs; verify part quality and critical parameters; assess molds and recommend repairs/mods.
• Isolate problems for deeper analysis.
• Serve as a key contributor to 7-days-a-week Toolroom support for four molding production suites.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Mold repair

Injection molding

Manufacturing experience

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Manual mills

Lathes

Surface grinders

CNC machines

EDM machines

Job description

Alcon in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Injection Mold Toolmaker to lead complex mold tooling design and maintenance in a live production environment. You will diagnose issues, perform precision repairs to ±0.0002”, document results, and ensure compliance with GxP and SOPs while driving uptime and quality.

You will collaborate with manufacturing teams, oversee toolroom activities across four molding suites, and mentor junior technicians while continuously improving processes and equipment