Tooling Manager (Injection Moulding)

About the role

Jabil is looking for a Tooling Manager in Suzhou who leads a group of engineers, toolmakers and technicians. The role covers scheduling and planning projects, staff development and budget management, and contributes to the design of tools, jigs, dies and fixtures for production or experimental use.

Key responsibilities

• Manage remediation, optimization, maintenance and overhaul projects on the existing tool portfolio (prototype single-cavity and production multi-cavity tools)
• Apply systematic root cause problem solving with stakeholders, including tooling and equipment vendors, to meet customer delivery and quality goals
• Lead the use of lean tools to drive continuous improvement and process reliability
• Support the introduction of new tools for new products and lead resolution of post-PQ issues with development, new programs and vendors
• Provide maintenance design input at design reviews and tooling specifications, and ensure engineering changes follow cGMP procedures
• Review tool downtime, preventive maintenance data and escalations, and coordinate planning of new and existing tool projects
• Train tooling personnel, establish skill grading and training systems, and promote SOPs and standardised operations

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred); engineering or related discipline preferred
• Strong tooling and product design skills; tooling apprenticeship or supervisory qualification desirable
• Knowledge of polymer materials and injection moulding processing
• High-level cGMP awareness in an ISO 13485 environment
• Ability to project manage across functional teams with tooling vendors and suppliers

Required skills

• Working knowledge of 2D/3D CAD ProE
• Lean continuous improvement, including statistics and DOE
• Microsoft Office, MS Project and asset management systems
• Proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint