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Mold Maker Leader - located in Reynosa, Tamps.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Tooling Engineer's role involves:

What a typical day looks like:

- Plan, coordinate, and supervise preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities for injection molds to ensure mold availability and reliability.
- Lead and support Toolmakers in troubleshooting, repair, adjustment, and maintenance activities while ensuring work is performed according to established procedures and safety requirements.
- Develop, maintain, and monitor preventive and predictive maintenance programs, including maintenance schedules, tracking systems, and mold history records.
- Manage mold repair priorities and resources to minimize production downtime and support manufacturing requirements.
- Support new mold launches, transferred tools, engineering changes, and validation activities, ensuring molds meet production and quality requirements.
- Analyze mold failures and recurring issues, lead root cause investigations, and implement corrective and preventive actions to improve mold performance and reliability.
- Recommend and implement mold improvements to increase tool life, improve product quality, reduce maintenance costs, and enhance process performance.
- Manage mold spare parts inventory,



establish critical spare requirements, and ensure availability of components necessary to support production.
- Maintain technical documentation, including maintenance records, mold histories, repair reports, PM checklists, and engineering changes.
- Coordinate activities with Production, Process Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, suppliers, and external tooling vendors to support business objectives and customer requirements.
- Monitor tooling-related KPIs, including mold downtime, PM compliance, mold reliability, repair costs, and project completion status; prepare management reports as required.
- Promote compliance with Safety, Environmental, Quality, IATF 16949, and company policies, while maintaining a clean, organized, and efficient tooling department.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

- Intermediate English.
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Fluent English communication skills (written and verbal).
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience in injection molding tooling, mold maintenance, or tooling operations, preferably within the automotive industry.
- Experience leading technical personnel and coordinating tooling maintenance activities.




- Experience in preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for injection molds.
- Experience supporting mold transfers, new tool launches, engineering changes, and validation activities.
- Experience in troubleshooting mold-related injection issues and implementing corrective actions.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, including production, quality, engineering, maintenance, and management.
- Ability to communicate technical issues and project status clearly to internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong report writing, presentation, and organizational skills.
- Ability to lead, coach, and develop Toolmakers and technical personnel.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

- Pantry vouchers
- Saving Fund
- Christmas bonus
- Holiday bonus
- Medical Insurance
- Life Insurance

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email [email protected] and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).

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📌 Mold Maker Leader (Reynosa, Tamps.)
🏢 Flex
📍 Reynosa