Blow Mold Technical Manager

RESPONSIBLITIES:

•  Maintain, drive, supervise, and implement plastic blow mold standards, systems, and processes.
• Performs standard troubleshooting with machine, tooling, materials, and product quality in blow mold processing.
• Works closely with Operations, Tooling, and Maintenance Departments to maintain accurate process monitoring, control, and troubleshooting to resolve complex production problems.
• Complete preventative maintenance requirements for mold and machines.
• Evaluate processes and molds, recommend changes to existing tooling, introduction to new tooling, machinery, equipment, and processing technologies.
• Ensures that molds undergo proper testing, including first article testing, and authorizing their production release.
• Implement new products and processes into manufacturing.
• Carries out tool trials/resin trials and leads new tooling qualifications.
• Reviews parts and first samples and makes recommendations to improve production & molding conditions.
• Ensure special instructions for manufacturing are followed by molding and production technicians.
• Investigate and recommend new technologies and innovations in tooling, equipment, and robotics.
• Responsible for the training and performance management of team members to ensure that each line is staffed with qualified and motivated individuals.

REQUIREMENTS: 

Education: Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.)

Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• Must have 5 to 8 years of related experience in plastic blow mold manufacturing.
• Knowledge and experience in Blow Mold Manufacturing end from machining functions through full assembly.
• Must be able to identify and understand the function of all standard mold components, expert on machine operation, troubleshooting, and operational excellence.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and ensure the engineering files are managed to the latest levels.
• Ability to learn new technology.
• Some processing experience is desired to help bridge gaps between part/tool design and processing.
• Self-directed - operates with little or no direction.
• Mold-flow experience is a plus.