Job Title:
Senior Tooling Planner, Injection MoldingJob Description:
The Role:
Our sites in Colorado Springs, CO are seeking a centralized Senior Tooling Planner to join the team. The Tooling Planner (Injection Molding) is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating injection molding tooling activities across two sites to support production requirements. This role ensures molds and tooling are available, maintained, and optimized to meet production and New Product Development (NPD) schedules. A key focus of this position is driving and maintaining high schedule adherence across tooling and production plans. The role also manages tooling-related personnel resources and scheduling priorities across two shared locations, ensuring alignment, efficient utilization, and minimal production disruption. Assures manufacture of tools, molds, jigs, fixtures, patterns, templates, models, form blocks, plastic tooling, Manufacturing Test Equipment (MTE) and other tooling jobs are on schedule.
What You’ll Do:
Manage and prioritize tooling workloads across both the Arrowswest and Rockrimmon locations, balancing capacity, urgency, and business needs
Develop and manage detailed schedules for injection molding tooling, including mold availability, preventative maintenance, repairs and changeovers
Drive and monitor schedule adherence, ensuring tooling readiness aligns with production plans
Analyze schedule adherence performance, identify root causes of gaps, and implement corrective actions
Coordinate tooling readiness to support production schedules, new product introductions (NPI), and engineering changes
Manage and prioritize tooling workloads across two shared locations, balancing capacity, urgency, and business needs
Allocate and coordinate personnel resources (toolmakers and mold techs) across both sites
Partner with production planning, production supervisors, manufacturing engineering, process technicians, set-up technicians and maintenance teams to align tooling schedules with manufacturing plans
Monitor mold performance, downtime, and maintenance intervals to proactively adjust schedules
Ensure timely execution of preventive and corrective maintenance for molds and tooling
Track tooling inventory, status, and location across both facilities
Work with external vendors for mold repair, modification, and procurement of supplies as needed
Drive continuous improvement in tooling scheduling and asset utilization, using standard cycle time management
Standardize tooling planning processes and communication across both locations
Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements
What We Seek:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or related field (or equivalent experience)
7+ years of experience in injection molding, tooling planning, or manufacturing operations
Strong understanding of injection molding processes, mold construction, and maintenance practices
Proven experience in production or tooling scheduling in a high-volume manufacturing environment
Demonstrated experience improving and managing schedule adherence metrics
Experience managing or coordinating resources across multiple sites
Strong familiarity with SAP
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and cross-functional coordination abilities
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of mold flow, tooling lifecycle management, and preventive maintenance systems
Lean manufacturing / Six Sigma experience
Familiarity with CAD drawings and tooling documentation
Physical Requirements:
Split between office and manufacturing floor environments; but not remote
Regular coordination across two locations that are 5.1 miles apart, as needed
Ability to move safely through a manufacturing environment
Ability to climb stairs, stand and/or walk for periods of time
Ability to sit for extended periods and perform frequent computer work
Ability to wear required PPE (e.g., safety glasses, steel-toe shoes, hearing protection) while on the manufacturing floor.
WHY WORK AT ENTEGRIS?
Lead. Inspire. Innovate. Define Your Future.
Not everyone who works for a global company shares the same background, experiences and perspectives. We leverage the differences of our employees to bring new ideas to the table. Every employee throughout the company is encouraged to share input on projects and initiatives. Our decision-making process is truly a collaborative effort as we realize there are leaders at every level of the organization. We put our values at the core of how we operate as an organization — not just when it’s convenient, but in a lasting and meaningful way. We want the time and energy you spend here to have a positive impact on your life inside and outside of the office.
WHAT WE OFFER
Our total rewards package goes above and beyond just a paycheck. Whether you’re looking to build your career, improve your health, or protect your wealth, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals.
Entegris does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need Entegris immigration sponsorship (e.g., H1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) now or in the future.
At Entegris we are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, and reward employees for their individual abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital or military status.
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