Senior Mold & Tooling Technician III

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead root cause analysis of complex tooling failures

• Own tooling reliability and drive long-term performance improvements

• Drive improvements in uptime scrap reduction and mold lifespan

• Perform high-complexity machining and restoration of Molds and Tools

• Oversee critical fits tolerances and final validation of tooling

• Apply advanced repair technologies (laser welding coatings restoration methods)

• Improve tooling performance based on injection molding process interaction

• Analyze wear patterns and recommend material or component improvements

• Identify tooling design or performance issues and escalate recommendations to engineering teams

• Support engineering by providing technical feedback based on mold performance and failure analysis

• Review CAD models and drawings to ensure manufacturability serviceability and repair effectiveness

• Ensure adherence to established technical standards procedures and best practices

• Ensure measurement systems and practices support high-precision requirements

• Analyze dimensional data and variation trends to improve tooling performance

• Support continuous Improvement initiatives focused on cost downtime and efficiency

• Train and mentor Level 1 and Level 2 team members

• Provide technical guidance and support across tooling activities

• Support planning prioritization and workload balancing

• Partner with engineering quality and production teams to resolve tooling issues

• Interface with external vendors and tooling suppliers as needed

• Support new tool launches validations and capital projects

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for training as needed

• Starting hourly rate: $39.75

Qualifications

• 58 years of experience in mold repair toolmaking or injection molding tooling

• Expert knowledge of mold systems materials and wear mechanisms

• Strong proficiency in GD&T CAD/CAM and advanced machining

• Proven leadership in technical problem-solving

Preferred

• Experience in mold design or tooling engineering

• Lean / Six Sigma experience

• Experience with high-cavitation or tight-tolerance tooling environments

• Advanced understanding of tolerances fits and precision measurement systems

• Ability to work at micron-level precision where required

• Strong capability in dimensional analysis and variation reduction

Core Skill Focus

• Expert-level troubleshooting and system optimization

• Technical leadership and mentorship

• Design influence and tooling strategy

• Business impact through reliability and performance

Compensation

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time including prior to any advertised closing date. So if youre interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Whats in it for you

Here are some of what to expect:

FamilyCareLeave We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing We want you to be your best self so youll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

ColleagueDiscount We know youll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible youll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace When you join the team youll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

We strive to create a diverse dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group where everyone feels safe valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex gender identity or expression race/ethnicity national origin sexual orientation disability age religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Childrens Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Childrens Rights.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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