Lead Tooling Engineer

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Plant, TN
Senior level
Logistics
The Role
The Lead Tooling Engineer is responsible for leading the design, build, and launch of injection mold tooling for manufacturing. This role collaborates with various teams to ensure tools are completed on time and meet specifications, mentors staff, and drives continuous improvements in processes and tooling practices.
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ABOUT US (AND OUR EXCITING FUTURE)

Menasha Corporation is all about possibilities. Our two businesses, Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation, are leaders in their industries, providing corrugated and plastic packaging products and related services to major global companies.

Our employees make the difference, proving that great ideas, collaboration and quality turn possibilities into success. Working at Menasha Corporation means that your insights provide cutting-edge solutions for our customers. If you like to make things happen and are passionate about what you do, you’re going to want to be here.

Join us and become part of the power behind possible.

About The Opportunity

Responsible to lead and coordinate the successful concept, design, build and on-time launch of Injection Mold Tooling. Role actively supports commercial teams, works daily with injection mold designers and tool build shops (both internal and external) to bring injection mold tools (high pressure and structural foam) to production. Orbis-CTI-Orion is a custom project plastic injection molder where design and construction of 200-300 injection molds per year is common.

1.    Work closely with Injection Mold Designers on concepts, prioritization and designs of plastic injection mold tools (high pressure and structural foam).

2.    Work closely with Sales and Product Planning Mgr. giving active guidance for proper quoting of tool costs and timing. 

3.    Work closely with Engineering and Program Management to give active guidance on molding and tooling best practices during product design.

4.    Work closely with Tool Room supervisor to schedule and coordinate tool builds. Monitor daily CNC machine activities.

5.    Work closely with tooling vendors to source and manage workload of outsourced design and injection mold tool builds. Develop injection mold suppliers/vendors as needed.

6.    Lead and manage tool build schedule ensuring on-time tool completion. Tracking, monitoring and reporting status of tool builds.

7.    Play an active role in tool First Article runs to ensure parts are produced to specification.

8.    Coordinate tool modifications as required. Working with plant personnel, shipping and vendors as necessary to complete to changes.

9.    Provide overall leadership to design and build injection mold projects.

10.    Mentor, teach and lead Tool Room personnel to follow proper processes and procedures.

11.    Troubleshoot mold issues in and out of the press.

12.     Maintain all applicable documentation and accurate records for mold history.

13.    Follow corporate, department, environmental, quality and safety programs, including the use of PPE.

14.    Follow company policies, procedures and guidelines including the company handbook.

15.    Offer mold, plant and companywide continuous improvement suggestions.

16.    Be actively involved in Continuous Improvement; is expected to promote and sustain any and all CI, 5S and STW activities.

17.    Other duties as assigned.

Performance Measures and Outcomes
1. Safety metrics
2. On-time, within budget design, build and production of injection molds

Education/Certification 
Level Required - High school diploma or equivalent

Level Desired - Bachelor’s degree
Work Experience 

Required / Desired
• 10 years of related Tool Room/Mold Shop experience
•    5 years of injection mold design experience 
• 3-5 years of experience with CNC programming and operations

Two companies, one vision.

Menasha Corporation consists of two companies that are leading the way to a sustainable future with packaging and supply chain solutions. Founded in 1849 and headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, we employ over 7,500 employees in 112 facilities in North America and Europe.

Our companies are leading corrugated and plastic packaging manufacturers and supply chain solution providers. Our Menasha Packaging Company is the largest independent provider of packaging and supply chain service solutions in North America, designing, printing, and fulfilling graphic packaging, display and merchandising solutions for over 1,800 brands, both in-store and online.

Our ORBIS business believes there is a better way to optimize today’s supply chains, with reusable packaging products and services. Reusable containers, pallets, dunnage, bulk systems and metal racks improve the flow product all along the supply chain to reduce costs, enhance profitability and add sustainability. 

Our products and services are used by global, name-brand companies in the food, beverage, health and beauty, over-the-counter pharmaceutical, industrial, automotive, and electronics industries. 

Come build an exciting, rewarding career with us, where you’ll have opportunities to grow. 

The possibilities are endless. The power is yours!

Menasha Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates are equal opportunity employers.  All qualified applicants will be provided with equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or genetic information.

Top Skills

Cnc Programming
Injection Mold Design
The Company
HQ: Neenah, WI
4,861 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1849

What We Do

Menasha has built a culture over more than 170 years of family ownership that values a commitment to superior customer satisfaction and a welcoming work environment where employees collaborate, innovate, thrive, support their communities, and build long, meaningful careers.

The success of Menasha Corporation hinges on the talent and hard work of its employees. As our company grows, it is essential that we hire the best and brightest employees to join our workforce. Whether you are interested in customer service, sales, marketing, human resources, manufacturing, information technology, finance, accounting or other career paths, we invite you to take a look at opportunities at Menasha Corporation and its businesses: Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation.

For more information about working at Menasha Corporation, visit our careers site at http://careers.menasha.socialsourcingnetwork.com/.

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