Senior Tooling Engineer
Zoetis
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Ontario • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $96,000 - $148,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Support CM’s on maintenance of injection molding tooling fleet
- Design, develop, and optimize new plastic injection molds and tooling
- Define and standardize tool maintenance/cleaning process
- Drive root cause analysis and issue resolution
- Create spare tool/part inventory and strategy
- Benchmark repair/troubleshooting activities across suppliers
- Identify weak areas in tools to proactively fix them
- Manage tool health and create retirement plan
- Review and approve tool design and Moldflow
- Optimize tooling designs for manufacturability, cost-efficiency, and quality
- Oversee fabrication, testing, and validation of new molds and tooling
- Track mold build activities and ensure compliance to schedule
- Support tool bring-up on-site at suppliers
- Own and update mold design CAD and 2D files
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives for tooling performance
- Collaborate with R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing teams
- Conduct feasibility studies and risk assessments.
Requirements
- BS in Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering with 5+ years of experience
- FDA, USDA experience or work in a regulated manufacturing environment, preferably in diagnostics or biodevice industry
- Proven experience with high-volume manufacturing processes
- Strong knowledge of plastic materials, injection molding processes, and tooling design principles
- Experience with contract manufacturing organizations and third-party suppliers
- Proficiency in Moldflow and CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD)
- Experience with Operational Excellence tools such as DMAIC, 5 why’s, Fishbones, FMEA, etc.
- Green belt or Black belt certification is a plus
- Proficient computer skills such as Excel, Word, MS Visio, JMP, Minitab, or similar software.
Benefits
- healthcare and insurance benefits beginning on day one
- a 401K plan with a match and profit-sharing contribution from Zoetis
- 4 weeks of vacation
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
injection moldingtooling designMoldflowCADSolidWorksAutoCADDMAICFMEAtroubleshootingroot cause analysis
Soft skills
collaborationproblem-solvingcontinuous improvementcommunicationorganizational skillsleadership
Certifications
Green beltBlack belt