Injection Mold Tooling Manager

Hands-On Mold Making & Tooling Leader

Fitchburg, MA | $110,000 - $145,000+ $7,500 Sign-On Bonus | Relocation Assistance Available

Experienced Mold Makers: Take the Next Step Without Leaving the Bench Behind

Micron Solutions is conducting a nationwide search for an experienced Injection Mold Tooling Manager to provide hands-on technical leadership for our injection molding tooling operations in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

You do not need to currently hold a Manager title to be considered.

We are looking for a mold-making expert first and a manager second. The ideal candidate has built their career designing, building, repairing, fitting, modifying, and troubleshooting injection molds and still enjoys being actively involved in tooling work today.

This Is Not a Desk-Based Management Position

This role is intended for a tooling professional who wants to remain closely connected to the work itself.

You will spend a significant portion of your time:

• Working directly with Mold Makers and Tool Room personnel
• Diagnosing mold-related production and quality issues
• Supporting mold repairs, modifications, and troubleshooting efforts
• Participating in mold trials, qualifications, and production support
• Identifying opportunities to improve mold reliability, tool life, and performance
• Providing technical leadership through experience and hands-on problem solving

If you are seeking a primarily administrative, project management, or office-based management role, this position is unlikely to be the right fit.

Our injection molding operations include presses ranging from 55 to 300 tons, supporting commercial, engineering, and technical applications.

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What You'll Do

Lead Through Technical Expertise

• Serve as the technical expert for injection mold tooling, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, and modification.
• Diagnose complex mold-related production and part-quality issues and drive them to resolution.
• Remain actively involved in mold repair, fitting, assembly, maintenance, and troubleshooting activities.
• Partner directly with Mold Makers, Process Technicians, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Production teams to resolve tooling challenges.
• Provide technical direction, coaching, and mentorship to Tool Room personnel.

Drive Tooling Performance

• Coordinate new mold builds, repairs, preventive maintenance activities, engineering changes, and outside tooling work.
• Review mold designs and provide practical mold-making and DFM input.
• Support mold trials, qualification, validation, and production release activities.
• Identify and eliminate recurring causes of tooling failures, scrap, downtime, and quality issues.
• Drive improvements in mold reliability, performance, maintainability, and tool life.

Manage Tool Room Priorities

• Prioritize Tool Room projects and resources to support production requirements.
• Ensure critical tooling issues are addressed quickly and effectively.
• Help establish best practices for mold maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, and documentation.