Tooling and Molding Process Optimization Leader

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