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Mold Shop Manager

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Buena, New Jersey

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Communication Skills, Cost Control, Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), Detail Oriented, Develop and Maintain Customers, Electricity, Establish Priorities, Forecasting, ISO (International Organization for Standardization), Injection Molding, Machine Tool, Machining, Maintain Compliance, Maintenance Services, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Design, Manufacturing/Industrial Processes, Mentoring, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Mold Design, People Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Preventative Maintenance, Problem Solving Skills, Procedure Development, Process Development, Process Engineering, Quality Management, Reporting Skills, Retail Management, Schedule Development, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Drawing, Test Plan/Schedule, Time Management, Training Tools, Validation Testing, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Management, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Buena, New Jersey
POSTED
3 days ago

 

What you will do:

  •  Life cycle management & maintenance of proprietary and customer owned tooling.
  •  Lead the tooling team to include training, development, mentorship, ensuring accountability, day-to-day supervision, and motivation.
  •  Ensure the safe operation of the tooling shop.
  •  Ensure compliance to ISO 13485 quality management system and current Good Manufacturing Processes to enable delivery of quality products to the customer.
  •  Manage and schedule tooling preventative maintenance and repairs. Manage outside tooling vendors for major repairs. Quote tooling, approve scope of work, make sourcing decisions, audit suppliers, and track mold builds.
  •  Evaluate current tooling, forecast needed repairs and/or replacements of molds.
  •  Ensure preventative maintenance schedule is both established and followed with extreme attention to detail.
  •  Prepare reports & quotations for mold refurbishment or replacement for customer-owned tooling.
  •  Work closely with operations, maintenance, and process engineering to solve manufacturing issues and make improvements to cycle time, cavitation, and quality.
  •  Training and developing tooling technician direct reports.
  •  Create, modify, or improve tooling related procedures.
  •  Support mold builds and tool trials, including design for manufacturability.

 

 

Who we’re looking for:

  • Associate Degree in a technical field, Journeyman Toolmaker Certificate, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience as a Tool Room Manager, Tooling Engineer or Tooling Manager in a complex, high-cavitation environment.
  • Prior experience managing mold repair or build projects with outside tool shops to control costs and deliver excellence, on-time.
  • Prior experience and understanding of de-coupled injection molding and structured process development.

Preferred:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
  • RJG or similar training.

 

Do you have?

  • Knowledge of mold design, fabrication, development, testing, validation, and processing.
  • Strong understanding of preventative maintenance and repair of molds, as well as a strong understanding of typical machining, Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM’s), etc.
  • Familiarity with ISO 13485 and current Good Manufacturing Practice.
  • High-energy, team-based management style with a positive personality.
  • Attention to detail, ability to prioritize, maintain flexibility, high level of initiative.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel).
  • Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.

 

Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today!

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