Are you ready to own technical performance from tool room to finished part?
Step into a role where your decisions move the metrics that matter. As our Tooling and Molding Process Optimization Leader, you’ll command the core of our blow and injection molding operation—backed by a team of 15–17 technicians and operators. Relocation support is available.
Questions to ask yourself
- Do you excel at mentoring technical teams and building accountability?
- Can you diagnose issues across molds, tooling, and machines—and fix them fast?
- Do you love converting KPIs into action plans that slash downtime and boost output?
- Are you comfortable partnering with operations, product, and customer teams to align on goals?
- Do you think in roadmaps—innovating capability, capacity, and scalability?
- Can you spot risks early and implement practical risk controls?
What you’ll drive
- Talent development: train, coach, and grow technicians and operators
- Technical ownership: manage tooling, molds, and machine performance across blow molding and injection molding
- Performance management: establish and monitor KPIs; implement improvements that move OEE and throughput
- Cross-functional alignment: work closely with operations, product management, and customer-facing teams
- Strategic innovation: define and execute technical roadmaps
- Operational risk management: identify, prioritize, and mitigate risks
Your toolkit
- 5+ years in plastics manufacturing (blow molding + injection molding)
- 2+ years leading technical teams
- Proficiency in tooling, mold repair, and machine maintenance
- Experience with Aoki, Uniloy, and Sumitomo equipment
- History of continuous improvement and change leadership
- Strong communication that translates technical issues into business context
Who you are
- An anticipatory problem-solver
- A process and people builder who elevates standards
- Comfortable toggling between shop floor detail and strategic discussion
Background
- Bachelor’s in Engineering, Maintenance Management, or related discipline (preferred)
- Equivalent hands-on experience welcomed
What success looks like
Not a status-quo role—this is about delivering measurable gains in uptime, output, and capability while leading from the front.
Proficiencies
- Injection Molding Experience
- Blow Molding Experience