Corporate Tooling Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Job Summary :

We are seeking a strategic and technically accomplished Corporate Tooling Manager to lead the enterprise-wide tooling strategy for a large proprietary product design, engineering, and injection molding organization. This role combines deep expertise in mold and tooling engineering with the leadership and business acumen required to standardize practices, optimize tooling investments, and drive performance across multiple facilities. The successful candidate will serve as both a technical authority and organizational change leader, ensuring tooling excellence that directly supports product quality, cost efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Duties & Responsibilities :

• Lead the enterprise tooling strategy, standardizing mold design, build, and maintenance practices across all facilities.
• Oversee all new mold builds and repairs, ensuring compliance with corporate standards, design specifications, and quality requirements.
• Develop and implement robust preventive and predictive maintenance schedules that extend mold lifecycle and minimize downtime.
• Maintain and continuously improve a centralized tooling asset management system to track conditions, utilization, and total cost of ownership.
• Establish, qualify, and manage relationships with tooling vendors, focusing on performance, cost, innovation, and long-term partnership value.
• Act as the central point of contact for tooling-related standards, technical issues, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, production, supply chain, and maintenance leaders to align tooling priorities with business goals.
• Audit mold and tooling performance across facilities, identifying recurring issues and implementing corrective actions at scale.
• Drive cross-facility training, coaching, and mentoring to ensure consistent tooling care, handling, and documentation practices.
• Influence senior leadership on tooling investment strategies, ensuring ROI-based decision-making and alignment with growth objectives.
• Ensure all tooling operations meet or exceed safety, quality, and operational excellence standards.

Qualifications :

Company Details :

Kreate is an equal opportunity employer. The Statements used herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by an employee in this position and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.

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