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Midland-Marvel Recruiters, LLC · 14 hours ago

Tooling Engineer

Lexington, KY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$100K/yr - $140K/yr

10+ years exp

Midland-Marvel Recruiters, LLC is a fast growing company with sales over $400 million dollars and they are seeking a Tooling Engineer. The primary function of this role is to lead mold development and maintenance while collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and vendors to construct high performance molds for various product lines.

Staffing & Recruiting

Hiring Manager

Ron Eliason

Responsibilities

Leading the mold development and mold maintenance using cross functional initiatives within Engineering, Manufacturing, and outside vendors to construct high performance molds for all current and future product lines

Research technologies for enhanced mold repair, maintenance and construction of new and existing molds and ensure improved performance

Directly responsible for troubleshooting mold problems

Collaborate with engineering to assure new and existing product and tool designs are moldable and suggest design changes or alternative processes

Proactively seek opportunities for Continuous Improvement by researching new technologies for improvements to product, molds, materials, and manufacturing

Collaborate with vendors to bring alternative methods, materials, and equipment to manufacturing to improve molds and mold maintenance

Assist manufacturing in process improvement

Qualification

Injection molding experienceMold designConstruction3D modeling softwareMoldflow analysesCold runner systemsHot runner systemsPlastics manufacturing processesAnalytical skillsMicrosoft Office proficiencyCreativityProblem-solving skillsTeam collaborationWritten communicationVerbal communicationInterpersonal skillsTechnical reports

Required

A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field

10+ years' experience in the Injection molding industry with focus on tool design

Direct hands-on experience in mold design and construction is a must

Highly proficient with 3D modeling software and Moldflow analyses

Background in working with various mold material and metal types

Advanced experience in both cold runner and hot runner manifold systems

Strong analytical, creativity, and problem-solving skills

Experience collaborating with teams of engineers and technicians

Excellent written/verbal communication skills, and superior interpersonal skills for interaction with all levels of personnel and contacts within and outside the company

Proficient in presentations, technical reports, and situational analysis

Good working knowledge of plastics manufacturing processes including injection molding, extrusion, blow mold, thermoform and others

Background in working with various polymers

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Travel is a critical part of this role and can be every week depending on situation