Tooling Engineer: Plastic & Compression Mold Specialist

Integrated Talent Strategies (ITS); Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated Talent Strategies (ITS) is seeking a Tooling Engineer for a global manufacturer in NW Ohio. You will design, develop, and optimize tooling solutions to improve production efficiency and product quality in plastic injection molding and compression molding environments.

The role involves managing tooling concepts, overseeing design and build processes, tracking program progress, and collaborating with program management on tool costs and budgets.

Qualifications

• Design, develop and optimize tooling solutions to improve production efficiency and quality.
• Experience with plastic injection molding, compression molding, and other forms of soft tooling.
• Develop tooling concepts and manage the tooling design, build process, and support product development teams.
• Track tooling programs, manage tool costs and budgets with program management.
• Analyze tool specifications and apply tooling standards and best practices.
• Oversee setup and operation of machining tools.
• Conduct test runs on tooling to verify proper operation.
• Experience with compression molding, tool design, cost estimation, and tool building.
• Technical Degree and/or Journeyman Mold Maker desired.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize tooling solutions to enhance production efficiency and product quality.
• Develop tooling concepts and manage the tooling design and build process.
• Track progress of tooling programs and manage budgets.
• Provide engineering and tooling support to product development teams.
• Oversee setup and operation of machining tools.
• Conduct test runs on tooling to confirm proper operation.

Skills

Tooling engineering

Injection molding

Compression molding

Tool design

Cost estimation

Machining setup

Continuous improvement

Education

Technical degree / Journeyman mold maker

Job description

Integrated Talent Strategies (ITS) is seeking a Tooling Engineer for a global manufacturer in NW Ohio. You will design, develop, and optimize tooling solutions to improve production efficiency and product quality in plastic injection molding and compression molding environments.

The role involves managing tooling concepts, overseeing design and build processes, tracking program progress, and collaborating with program management on tool costs and budgets.