Welcome page Returning Candidate? Log back in! TOOL ROOM MANAGER Location US-IL-LIBERTYVILLE Job ID 2025-27944 Position Type Regular Full-Time Category Manufacturing Location : Address 1515 FRANKLIN BLVD Overview

This position will manage the ongoing maintenance, development, and optimization of injection molding tooling to ensure optimal asset utilization for and support activities to ensure sustained, optimal tool performance and Plan, direct and coordinate Tool Room activities and staff.

 

Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of 40,000+ employees across more than 240+ global locations, we develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. At Berry Global, we believe in the extraordinary power of people and their unique talents, experiences, and perspectives that help shape a shared future of innovation, inspiration, and influence. Every employee at Berry Global has the opportunity to make their mark on our company and the world around us. Together, we champion a people-first culture that cultivates individual growth, diversity, and collaboration, unleashing our collective strengths to forge a path to greater success for our company, people, and planet. For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn.

Responsibilities

Equipment Health:
-Develop preventative maintenance programs.
-Oversee conversions, repairs, preventive maintenance and inspection of tooling.
-Set priorities for mold repairs working with alongside with Scheduling.
-Direct, review, and approve tool design changes in order to improve current and future mold design and achieve quality part and optimum cycles.Maintain and regain cavitation in order to meet monthly objectives; Develop and maintain project budgets.
-Evaluate downtime and efficiency reports.

 

People:
-Supervise employees and activities in Tool Room to support 24/7 production facility.
-Plans and maintains maintenance schedules.
-Provides technical advice and training to production and maintenance personnel.
-Conduct new hire training and continuous training to improve efficiencies

 

CAPEX & Budget Control:
-Participates in recommending purchase of new capital equipment, plant layout, production methods, material handling, and parts inventory. Assist in part inventory ordering.
-Adhere to maintenance spend budget.
-Issue request for capital expense for continued plant product and tool maintenance.
-Manage expenses for Tool shop and make recommendations for capital needs.
-Review of new mold development, tooling vendor selection, and negotiate tooling cost.

 

Support to other departments:
-Assists Tool Room in making necessary adjustments to maintain product quality.
-Evaluate downtime and efficiency reports.
-Establish good working relationships and display strong business aptitude to support plant production and performance goals.

 

Keep Tool shop personnel informed of pertinent activities and information.
Work with vendors on development of injection tools, fixtures, and molds.
Manage cost, evaluate suppliers, and meet deadlines.
Review new mold construction and design changes to existing tooling.
Drive standardization in tooling design.
Apply lean manufacturing tools such as 5S and SMED in Tool Room.

 

Supports and maintains all policies of the company including but not limited to ISO Standards, Health and Safety Requirements, Continuous Improvement as well as standard work procedures.
Determines the approval for new controlled documents or change of existing documents.
Coordinates with ISO standards for preventative machine maintenance and complies with documented procedures.

Qualifications  High school diploma/GED equivalent.Preference given to candidates with advanced degrees or certificatesPrior experience in mold making, industrial tool maintenance, or injection molding.Ability to read technical drawings and prints.Must have good communications skills, written and verbal.Must know how to use basic measuring tools such as micrometers, calipers, and gauges.Previous experience with lathes, mills, grinders, etc. is not essential, but preferred.Knowledge of injection mold components, terminology, and their relationships to each other. Options Apply for this job onlineApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Application FAQs

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