Senior Tooling Leader: Mold Design & Toolroom

Sterling Engineering; Bolingbrook (IL); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sterling Engineering in Bolingbrook, IL seeks an experienced Tooling Manager to lead Tooling Engineering and Toolroom in a highly technical manufacturing environment. You will guide mold tooling design, development, maintenance, and continuous improvement while managing a team of engineers and technicians.

This hands-on role requires strong mold tooling, 3D design, and problem‑solving skills. You will drive DFM, tooling documentation, preventive maintenance, cost reduction and KPI tracking,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, Plastics, Materials Engineering, or equivalent hands‑on tooling experience.
• Experience managing Tooling Engineering and Toolroom operations.
• Strong knowledge of mold design, tooling development, maintenance and repair.
• Experience using 3D CAD/drafting software.
• Proven leadership and mentoring of engineers and technical staff.
• Ability to manage multiple tooling and engineering projects simultaneously.
• Strong cross‑functional communication and project leadership.

Responsabilités

• Lead Tooling Engineering and Toolroom teams, including hiring, training and development.
• Manage tooling projects supporting mold design, equipment, automation, and NPD.
• Lead tooling development, improvements, repairs, preventive maintenance, and emergency tooling.
• Ensure molds and tooling are designed for manufacturability, performance and reliability.
• Partner with NPD and Engineering on DFM and new product launches.
• Maintain tooling documentation, 3D models, drawings, specs and revision control.
• Develop and manage a visual preventive‑maintenance scheduling system.
• Prioritize tooling maintenance and repair based on production needs.
• Work with outside tooling vendors on repairs and outsourcing projects.
• Drive tooling‑related cost reduction, quality improvement and mistake‑proofing.
• Lead root cause analysis, Gage R&R, A/B testing and statistical analysis.
• Establish and track department and project KPIs.
• Manage scope, schedule, cost, risk, resources and change management.
• Support equipment selection, capital expenditures and installation.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Engineering and leadership.
• Develop high‑potential employees and build technical capabilities within tooling.

Connaissances

Mold tooling

Tooling engineering

Leadership & mentoring

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing problem-solving

Project leadership

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Materials Eng

Outils

CAD software (3D CAD)

Description du poste

Sterling Engineering in Bolingbrook, IL seeks an experienced Tooling Manager to lead Tooling Engineering and Toolroom in a highly technical manufacturing environment. You will guide mold tooling design, development, maintenance, and continuous improvement while managing a team of engineers and technicians.

This hands-on role requires strong mold tooling, 3D design, and problem‑solving skills. You will drive DFM, tooling documentation, preventive maintenance, cost reduction and KPI tracking,