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

• 5–8+ 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

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Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $39.75 - $39.75 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer.

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 you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

Family Care Leave –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 you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

Colleague Discount – We know you'll 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, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace –When you join the team you'll 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 Children’s 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 Children’s 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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