Job Title: Tooling Technician
Location: Libertyville, IL (On-site)
Experience Level: 5 Years
Job Description & Skill Requirement:
Design and engineer moderately complex tooling protocols for molds, jigs, and fixtures as per product specifications.Participate in design reviews. Perform Design for Manufacturability (DFM) evaluation.
Validation for the molding designs and troubleshooting tooling issues. Implement cost effective tool design changes and Provide status reports. Collaborate with other team members to qualification, sampling, and final part approval. Prepare and maintain documentation related to tool room equipment
Priority 1 Must Have
Industries: Medical Devices, Plastics/Molding, Injection Molding, Tool & Die, Automotive, Consumer Electronics
Candidates with hands-on experience in molding/tooling design, molds, jigs, fixtures, and tooling maintenance
Priority 2 Preferred
Medical device manufacturing
Automotive Tier-1/Tier-2 suppliers
High-volume injection molding
Companies with dedicated tool rooms/tooling engineering teams
Nice to Have:
Experience with regulated manufacturing environments
Experience supporting qualification, sampling, and final part approval
Customer/vendor interaction
Cost-effective tooling modifications
Education:
B.E. required
Experience:
Approximately 5 years of relevant experience
Strong preference for experience in:
Tooling/mold design
Injection molding
DFM evaluation
Tooling troubleshooting
Tooling maintenance