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Corporate Tooling - Tooling Engineer
@ Mitchell Plastics
Kitchener, Ontario
Overview
Mitchell Plastics is hiring a Tooling Engineer for its Corporate Tooling group in Kitchener, reporting to the Corporate Tooling Manager. The role covers tool build management, tool design approval, tooling quotes and vendor sourcing for interior automotive plastic parts, with frequent travel to facilities in Canada, the United States and Mexico. The posting states a full-time, on-site, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule and a salary of 95k to 125k annually.
Responsibilities:
- Gérer la fabrication des outillages pour garantir la qualité et les délais
- Réviser et approuver tous les concepts d'outillage avant fabrication
- Évaluer et recommander les fournisseurs d'outillage
- Préparer les soumissions d'outillage pour les nouveaux projets
Requirements summary:
- Certification de mouliste ou formation équivalente
- Expérience des moules d'injection et de leurs procédés
- Maîtrise de l'analyse Mold Flow
- Solides habiletés de communication et de travail d'équipe
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-06
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Engineering |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Paid training |
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Mitchell Plastics
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Innovation Inside
Full company description
Mitchell Plastics is a leading tier one supplier of automotive interior mechanisms and decorative components. As a full service supplier we provide our customers with concept, design, and development services as well as full product testing and validation. Our broad array of in house manufacturing capabilities allows Mitchell Plastics to provide unparalleled vertical integration so that we can provide our customers best in class product cost and quality. The passion for product and process innovation is part of our culture. Every one of our 2200 team members is part of this process. It is this passion that keeps our team engaged to exceed our customers’ expectations. Corporate History 1997 – Started as Ultra Manufacturing Ltd. in Waterloo Ontario manufacturing injection molded components 1998 – A/C outlet manufacturing and painting 2001 – Corporate amalgamation with Mitchell Plastics 2002 – Troy Sales Office 2004 – Hydrographic decorating operation 2005 – Huntsville Alabama manufacturing operation 2006 – Moved Waterloo operation to larger manufacturing facility 2007 – Japan Sales Office 2011 – China Engineering Office 2013 – Charlestown Indiana operation. 2014 – Queretaro Mexico operation. Added UltraWrap process.
- LinkedIn followers
- 7,787
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 580
- Reported office locations
- 60 Washburn Dr, Kitchener, Ontario N2R, CA
- 100 Washburn Drive, Kitchener, ON N2R 1S2, CA
- 640 Conrad Pl, Waterloo, Ontario N2V, CA
- 301 Pike St, Charlestown, Indiana 47111, US
- 1619 Highway 72 E, Huntsville, Alabama 35811, US
- 39111 Mitchell Dr., Sterling Heights, Michigan 48313, US
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- Avenida Ferrocarril 221, Parque Industrial Querétaro, Santa Rosa Jauregui, QRO 76220, MX
- Business categories
- Automotive
- Delivery
- Manufacturing
- Other recorded names
- Mitchell Plastics
- Specialties
- Automotive interiors and decorative components
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Mitchell Plastics is a leading tier one supplier of automotive interior mechanisms and decorative components. As a full service supplier we provide our customers with concept, design, and development services as well as full product testing and validation. Our broad array of in house manufacturing capabilities allows Mitchell Plastics to provide unparalleled vertical integration so that we can provide our customers…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1997 |
| Specialties | Automotive interiors and decorative components |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 5 |
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Mitchell Plastics is an award-winning and growing Company. Our key strength is that we offer our world-wide Automotive customers a single source alternative for all of their interior automotive plastic part needs.
As an Employer, we offer an exciting opportunity for you to be part of our growing "Best In Class" Team in the automotive industry today. We believe that our people are what makes us great and strive to offer our employees opportunities for advancement. Come join our Team, and learn first-hand how you can contribute to our “Innovation Inside”!
Come join our Team, and learn first-hand how you can contribute to our “Innovation Inside”!
Mitchell Plastics provides...
- Competitive compensation
- Development and training plans
- Bonus eligibility
- RRSP matching
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision plans, life and LTD
- Paid time off and paid holidays
The Opportunity:
Our Corporate Office is looking to grow with the addition of a Tooling Engineer, reporting into the Corporate Tooling Manager. The Tooling Engineer is a key player in ensuring an efficient, innovative, robust and cost-effective approach is used in all of our new tool development. This role is a primary resource for internal and OEM design reviews. Open minded cooperation with our Engineering Department, outside tool shops and the customer is an integral part of this position. An individual with a collaborative, team-based approach is essential. This position will be based out of our Technical Centre in Kitchener and requires International travel to all of our facilities within Canada, the United States and Mexico to support business needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage tool builds to ensure craftsmanship and delivery requirements are met.
- Review and approve all tool designs prior to tool build.
- Evaluate and recommend tooling sources.
- Maintain and continuously refine company tooling standards.
- Support Engineering and Design activity from a tooling perspective including early feasibility reviews.
- Develop costing standards for quoting tools for new business.
- Obtain/develop tooling quotes to support new business activity.
- Continuously seek opportunities to reduce costs, improve quality and reduce delivery times for tooling
- Approve and sign off tools once they have been completed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Our Ideal Candidate:
- Certified Mould Maker or equivalent education & hands-on experience
- Must have solid working knowledge of the requirements of tool actions required for the manufacturing of parts
- Experienced with various injection mold designs and build concepts
- Proficient in interpretation and analysis of Mold Flow Reports
- Sound knowledge of metallurgy as it applies to the best practices in injection mold manufacturing and maintenance
- Experienced in developing and reviewing feasibility reports for injection mold design and optimal part design concepts
- Knowledge of the various mold textures and the application process
- Exceptional inter-personal and communication skills, both internally & externally, verbally & digitally
- Experience effectively attending meetings, communicating and presenting directly with the OEM Customer
- Experience with quoting new tooling from both North American and offshore suppliers
- Proficient experience with MS Office including Power Point, Word & Excel
- Experience with CAD modelling and analysis an asset
- Analytical problem solving & decision-making abilities
- Must be a self-directed person that is also capable of working within a team environment
Preference will be given to candidates with plastic injection moulding, thermoplastics and/or automotive industry experience.
Job Details:
Salary Range: 95k – 125k annually.
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Location: 60 Washburn Drive, Kitchener, Ontario (on-site)
Hours of Work: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday to Friday
Job Vacancy: This posting is to fill an open position
Artificial intelligence may be used during the recruitment process to screen or assess candidate applications.
We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.
Mitchell Plastics and Ultra Manufacturing are committed to providing a barrier-free workplace. If accommodation is required during the selection or interview process, it will be available upon request. This job posting is available in an accessible format upon request. #joinmitchellplastics
We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted. Mitchell Plastics and Ultra Manufacturing are committed to providing a barrier-free workplace. If accommodation is required during the selection or interview process, it will be available upon request. This job posting is available in an accessible format upon request. #joinmitchellplastics
Please note that we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in our candidate screening and recruitment process.
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