Senior Manager – Moulding & Tool Maintenance (16+ years)

Key Skill SetsInjection Moulding Operations: High-volume injection moulding; vertical, horizontal, reel-to-reel and over-moulding technologies; process parameter control and optimization.Tool & Mould Maintenance: Preventive and corrective maintenance, mould/tool troubleshooting, tool life management, breakdown reduction and maintenance planning.Manufacturing & Process Engineering: Production planning, process capability, cycle-time optimization, machine utilization, OEE, yield and process stability.Automation & Technology: Robotics, automation, vision systems, process monitoring and digital manufacturing.Quality & Problem Solving: Root cause analysis, defect prevention, FPY, PPM, SPC, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA and structured corrective actions.Vendor Development & External Manufacturing: Vendor identification, technical evaluation, qualification, capability development, audits, alternate sourcing and supplier performance management.Job Work / Make-or-Buy: Experience managing job-work and purchased moulded components, internal versus external capacity decisions and total-cost optimization.Capacity & NPI: Capacity planning, new product industrialization, mould trials, validation, production ramp-up and business continuity planning.Operational Excellence & Cost Optimization: Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, Kaizen, productivity improvement, scrap/cycle-time reduction and conversion-cost optimization.People & Cross-Functional Leadership: Leading moulding, process engineering and maintenance teams; developing technical capability and collaborating with Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain and Finance.Qualifications15+ years | Injection Moulding | High-volume manufacturing | 50+ machines / comparable scale | Vertical + Horizontal moulding | Reel-to-reel / Over-moulding | Automation | Process Engineering | Vendor Development | Supplier Quality | Job Work / Make-or-Buy | Capacity Planning | NPI / Industrialization | Cost & Productivity | People Leadership