Tooling Lead

Overview

Headquartered in Old Saybrook, CT, Infiltrator Water Technologies is the leading provider of engineered plastic chambers, synthetic aggregates, tanks, advanced wastewater treatment systems, and accessories for the onsite/decentralized wastewater and storm water management industries. The majority of Infiltrator products are manufactured from recycled plastic. Founded in 1987, we operate throughout the US and Canada with 8 manufacturing plants in the US, dedicated sales, and corporate team members.

Infiltrator is a pioneer in innovative plastic technologies for underground water management. Infiltrator components are used in most onsite septic systems installed in the United States and Canada. Infiltrator is a proud Corporate Partner of Habitat for Humanity and each year donates components for 50 septic systems serving Habitat homes in North America. Infiltrator is committed to advancing the state of the art in all fronts, including product design, manufacturing, materials, wastewater science, marketing, management, and employee development.

In other words, we strive to be the best we can be.

POSITION OVERVIEW
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We seek a self-driven, highly motivated Tooling Lead with a strong background in mold repair and mold maintenance. This candidate will coordinate the day-to-day tool room activities.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Direct the day-to-day activities of the tooling repair team.
• Assure safety guidelines for mold repair are being met.
• Schedule work through the mold repair shop, assuring production needs are met. This includes routine coordination meetings with the production planner.
• Coordination of tool and tool part shipments to and from suppliers. This includes working with IWT logistics department to arrange trucking and loading/unloading molds.
• Manage internal spare parts including ordering, mold and hot runner components.
• Interact with outside mold part suppliers and mold makers.
• Perform mold preventive maintenance activities including hot runner manifold maintenance.
• Perform hot runner system cleaning, disassembly and reassembly as needed, familiar with basic electrical skills as related to hot runner wiring and temperature control.
• Manage priorities and work with a sense of urgency.
• Able to perform mold repair work inside the molding machinery.
• Document specific mold related problems and interface with Process Technicians, Production Supervisors, Engineering, and others.
• Occasional travel to outside suppliers and training, including overnight trips.
• Maintain a neat and orderly workplace.
• Flexibility in working hours and schedule shifts - overtime and weekend work are a requirement.
• Training of processing team on the best approach to ensure that the tools are not damaged.
• Assist in mold changes when required.

QUALIFICATIONS (must have):

• 20+ years’ experience in the injection molding industry with focus on tooling.
• Direct hands‑on experience in mold design and mold construction.
• Ability to review part and mold designs in Solid Works.
• Background in working with various mold material and metal types.
• Working knowledge of hot runner manifold systems.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong problem‑solving skills.
• Able to effectively collaborate with effective communication skills.
• Able to create technical reports.
• Good working knowledge of injection molding.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel with 2X per month being typical.

Health & Welfare Benefits: Medical and prescription drug plans, telemedicine (with medical plan), High‑Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and Health Savings Account (HSA), dental and vision plans, virtual physical therapy*, an employee assistance program (EAP)*, and voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnification programs.

Financial Benefits: Retirement 401k program with company match, an employee stock purchase plan (voluntary), financial wellness planning*, paid parental leave*, flexible spending accounts (FSA) for child care and health care, short-term and long-term disability*, basic life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D)*, adoption financial reimbursement*, tuition reimbursement*, voluntary…