Corporate Tooling - Tooling Engineer

Mitchell Plastics is an award-winning and growing Company. Our key strength is that we offer our world-wide Automotive customers a single source alternative for all of their interior automotive plastic part needs.

As an Employer, we offer an exciting opportunity for you to be part of our growing "Best In Class" Team in the automotive industry today. We believe that our people are what makes us great and strive to offer our employees opportunities for advancement. Come join our Team, and learn first-hand how you can contribute to our “Innovation Inside”!

Come join our Team, and learn first-hand how you can contribute to our “Innovation Inside”!

Mitchell Plastics provides...

• Competitive compensation
• Development and training plans
• Bonus eligibility
• RRSP matching
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision plans, life and LTD
• Paid time off and paid holidays

The Opportunity:

Our Corporate Office is looking to grow with the addition of a Tooling Engineer, reporting into the Corporate Tooling Manager.  The Tooling Engineer is a key player in ensuring an efficient, innovative, robust and cost-effective approach is used in all of our new tool development. This role is a primary resource for internal and OEM design reviews. Open minded cooperation with our Engineering Department, outside tool shops and the customer is an integral part of this position. An individual with a collaborative, team-based approach is essential.  This position will be based out of our Technical Centre in Kitchener and requires International travel to all of our facilities within Canada, the United States and Mexico to support business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage tool builds to ensure craftsmanship and delivery requirements are met.
• Review and approve all tool designs prior to tool build.
• Evaluate and recommend tooling sources.
• Maintain and continuously refine company tooling standards.
• Support Engineering and Design activity from a tooling perspective including early feasibility reviews.
• Develop costing standards for quoting tools for new business.
• Obtain/develop tooling quotes to support new business activity.
• Continuously seek opportunities to reduce costs, improve quality and reduce delivery times for tooling
• Approve and sign off tools once they have been completed.
• Other duties as assigned.
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Our Ideal Candidate:

• Certified Mould Maker or equivalent education & hands-on experience
• Must have solid working knowledge of the requirements of tool actions required for the manufacturing of parts
• Experienced with various injection mold designs and build concepts
• Proficient in interpretation and analysis of Mold Flow Reports
• Sound knowledge of metallurgy as it applies to the best practices in injection mold manufacturing and maintenance
• Experienced in developing and reviewing feasibility reports for injection mold design and optimal part design concepts
• Knowledge of the various mold textures and the application process
• Exceptional inter-personal and communication skills, both internally & externally, verbally & digitally
• Experience effectively attending meetings, communicating and presenting directly with the OEM Customer
• Experience with quoting new tooling from both North American and offshore suppliers

• Proficient experience with MS Office including Power Point, Word & Excel
• Experience with CAD modelling and analysis an asset
• Analytical problem solving & decision-making abilities
• Must be a self-directed person that is also capable of working within a team environment

Preference will be given to candidates with plastic injection moulding, thermoplastics and/or automotive industry experience.

Job Details:

Salary Range: 95k – 125k annually.

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Location: 60 Washburn Drive, Kitchener, Ontario (on-site)

Hours of Work: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday to Friday

Job Vacancy: This posting is to fill an open position

Artificial intelligence may be used during the recruitment process to screen or assess candidate applications.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.

Mitchell Plastics and Ultra Manufacturing are committed to providing a barrier-free workplace. If accommodation is required during the selection or interview process, it will be available upon request. This job posting is available in an accessible format upon request.  #joinmitchellplastics

We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted. Mitchell Plastics and Ultra Manufacturing are committed to providing a barrier-free workplace. If accommodation is required during the selection or interview process, it will be available upon request. This job posting is available in an accessible format upon request. #joinmitchellplastics

Please note that we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in our candidate screening and recruitment process.