Asst. Tooling Maintenance Mgr
3+ months ago• Shenzhen, China
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Job Summary
What a typical day looks like:
- Overall management and supervision of the daily work of the injection tooling department to ensure the safe and effective operation of the department.
- Ensure all tools receive normal preventive maintenance to minimize down time.
- Quote tooling for new NPI projects or duplicate tools of existing projects.
- Review the DFM and provide comment and suggestion on the tooling point of view.
- Review and approve the tooling design before steel cutting.
- Responsible for technical guidance and problem solutions of new tooling.
- Supervise of all tooling manufacturing machines, CNC, EDM, W-cut, Lathe and so on.
- Supervise, train, and lead the tool room staff to produce quality molded products in a safe and productive manner.
- Monitor the tooling manufacturing process quality as well as the workmanship on the assembly.
- Track progress on tooling repairs and modifications. Work with Engineering, Production, customers, and vendors to expedite in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Support on the tooling buyoff activity at tool maker side with the team.
- Support on the tool qualification process.
- Support to solve tooling related problem in mass production.
- Lead all tooling analysis and communicate to production manager how to improve quality, cycle time and cavitation.
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- Degrees in engineering (Mechanical, Materials Science, Plastics, etc.)
- Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in plastic tooling, Five (5) years or more management experience.
- Basic English skills and ability to communicate with overseas customers.
- Must have experience in tooling design, fabrication, development, testing, and validation.
- Injection molding processing and tooling setup and repair experience are required.
- Strong knowledge of tooling, especially in high cavitation, high precision tooling.
- Rich experience on Tooling URS, DFM and pFMEA.
- Proficient in UG/AutoCAD/Pro-E/Mold-Flow software and basic office software.
- Experience of medical injection mold manufacturing techniques and validation processes (DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ) is preferred.
- Experience with Injection molding machinery related automation processes is preferred.
- Social Insurance
- Housing funding
- PTO
Production Engineering
Required Skills:
Optional Skills:
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Client-provided location(s): Shenzhen, China
Job ID: Flex-WD205380
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2025-07-29T00:40:01
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- HSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
- FSA
- Mental Health Benefits
- On-Site Gym
Parental Benefits
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Family Support Resources
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Adoption Leave
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Some Meals Provided
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
- Company Outings
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K)
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Company Equity
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Financial Counseling
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Learning and Development Stipend
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Access to Online Courses
- Internship Program
- Work Visa Sponsorship
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
- Lunch and Learns
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Woman founded/led
- Unconscious Bias Training