Senior Soft Trim Tooling Program Manager

Mold-Tech Engraving; Maumee (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mold-Tech Engraving in Maumee, OH seeks a Program/Project Manager – Soft Trim Tooling to lead tooling programs from award through launch and production readiness. You will guide engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and customer teams to ensure safe, on-time delivery within budget and aligned with customer requirements.

The ideal candidate combines project management strength with hands-on tooling expertise in automotive soft trim, thermoforming, vacuum forming, IMG/IMGL, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial engineering or related field.
• Experience leading automotive tooling programs through validation, launch, and startup.
• Strong communication and project coordination with customers and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Soft Trim tooling programs from award through production launch and post-launch.
• Develop and maintain detailed timing plans, milestones, and risk assessments.
• Act as primary customer contact for program activities, status, timing, and issue escalation.
• Coordinate program reviews, cross-functional launch readiness reviews, and action follow-ups.
• Identify opportunities for tooling improvements, cost reduction, and process enhancements.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional

Customer facing comms

Tooling knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical / manufacturing / industrial engineering

PMP certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Mold-Tech Engraving in Maumee, OH seeks a Program/Project Manager – Soft Trim Tooling to lead tooling programs from award through launch and production readiness. You will guide engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and customer teams to ensure safe, on-time delivery within budget and aligned with customer requirements.

The ideal candidate combines project management strength with hands-on tooling expertise in automotive soft trim, thermoforming, vacuum forming, IMG/IMGL, and