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THE HC COMPANIES INC

Tooling Manager

Middlefield, OH · On-site

Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex tooling, quality, or processing challenges. Hands-On Shop Floor & Tooling Maintenance Management * Maintain a regular, hands-on presence on ...

Growscape

Tooling Manager

Middlefield, OH

Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex tooling, quality, or processing challenges. Hands-On Shop Floor & Tooling Maintenance Management * Maintain a regular, hands-on presence on ...

GE Appliances

Senior Tooling Engineer

Louisville, KY · On-site

The Senior Tooling Engineer interfaces with production line teams, tooling suppliers, 3rd Party ... Organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks efficiently.

Dover Corporation

Senior Tooling Engineer

Arden Hills, MN · On-site

$105K - $145K/yr

As our next Senior Tooling Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of shaping our organization ... Lead and manage supplier interactions for injection molding issues including but not limited to ...

Dover Corporation

Senior Tooling Engineer

Arden Hills, MN

$109K - $150K/yr

As our next Senior Tooling Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of shaping our organization ... Lead and manage supplier interactions for injection molding issues including but not limited to ...

Dover Corporation

Senior Tooling Engineer

Arden Hills, MN

$105K - $145K/yr

As our next Senior Tooling Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of shaping our organization ... Lead and manage supplier interactions for injection molding issues including but not limited to ...

Magna

Sr. Tooling Engineer

Birmingham, AL · On-site

Manage Tool Room operations including tooling procurement, usage tracking, and tool life analysis. * Implement systems for accurate tool control, ordering, and usage monitoring. * Mentor and train ...

Vast

Tooling Engineer

Long Beach, CA

$112K - $159K/yr

Vast has multiple Tooling Engineer openings, reporting to the Senior Manager, Tooling, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity ...

Magna

Sr. Tooling Engineer

Birmingham, AL

Manage Tool Room operations including tooling procurement, usage tracking, and tool life analysis. * Implement systems for accurate tool control, ordering, and usage monitoring. * Mentor and train ...

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Tooling Manager

Tooling Manager

THE HC COMPANIES INC

Middlefield, OH • On-site

Full-time

Posted 27 days ago

Job description

Position Summary
Growscape is seeking an experienced Tooling Engineering Manager to lead the design, development, maintenance, and performance of injection molding and thermoforming tooling used in high-volume plastic manufacturing. This role holds both technical ownership and managerial accountability for tooling systems, on-site tooling teams, engineering resources, and external tool shop partners. The Tooling Engineering Manager is expected to maintain a strong hands-on presence on the shop floor while driving tooling strategy, team performance, cost control, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
People Leadership & Management
  • Lead, coach, and develop on-site tooling maintenance, tool build, and tooling engineering teams, including mold makers, tooling technicians, and tooling/engineering staff.
  • Provide functional leadership and direction to tooling-related engineering resources supporting injection molding and thermoforming operations.
  • Establish clear expectations, priorities, and performance standards for tooling and engineering teams aligned with production, quality, and business objectives.
  • Assign work, set schedules, and balance resources across tooling maintenance, engineering support, and new tool development activities.
  • Support hiring, onboarding, training, and ongoing skills development for tooling and engineering personnel.
  • Drive accountability for safety, workmanship, documentation, and adherence to engineering and tooling standards.
Tooling Engineering & Technical Oversight
  • Provide technical leadership for the design and engineering of injection molding and thermoforming tools, including mold layouts, cooling strategies, venting, gating, and trim solutions.
  • Ensure tooling designs support part quality, dimensional stability, cycle time targets, uptime, and long-term tool life.
  • Review and approve part and tooling designs for manufacturability (DFM/DFA) prior to release.
  • Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex tooling, quality, or processing challenges.
Hands-On Shop Floor & Tooling Maintenance Management
  • Maintain a regular, hands-on presence on the manufacturing floor to assess tooling condition, performance, and production readiness.
  • Oversee mold and thermoform tool maintenance programs, including preventative, corrective, and emergency repair activities.
  • Prioritize tooling maintenance and repair work based on downtime risk, quality impact, and production schedules.
  • Partner with operations and maintenance leadership to rapidly resolve tooling-related downtime and defects.
  • Ensure tools are safe, documented, validated, and capable prior to production release.
Supplier & Tool Build Management
  • Manage relationships with external tool shops and equipment suppliers.
  • Lead tooling projects from concept and sourcing through build, tryout (T0, T1), qualification, and production release.
  • Conduct design reviews, tool buy-offs, and capability assessments.
  • Control tooling budgets, quotes, timing, and scope changes to meet cost and launch targets.
Continuous Improvement & Strategy
  • Develop and execute tooling and tooling-engineering strategies to improve uptime, reduce maintenance cost, and increase manufacturing efficiency.
  • Analyze tooling performance metrics to drive root cause corrective actions and long-term improvements.
  • Lead standardization efforts across tooling designs, components, spare parts, engineering practices, and maintenance procedures.
  • Support capital planning and long-term tooling roadmaps aligned with business growth.
Documentation & Compliance
  • Ensure tooling and engineering specifications, build standards, maintenance procedures, and validation documentation are established and maintained.
  • Ensure compliance with internal engineering standards, safety requirements, and customer or regulatory expectations.

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Plastics Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years of experience with injection molding and/or thermoforming tooling in a production manufacturing environment.

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