The Molds & Tooling Team Leader is a major position in Arkal and it's involved in all of the key processes of the company's business. Therefore, the Molds & Tooling Team Leader is required to set the technical ground for the success of the projects at the following stages:
- RFQ's- mold price, feasibility etc.
- Nomination to full dim OK.
- Successful launch at the production site, achieving R@R goals & handshake procedure.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
1. Full responsibility over Molds and Tooling department in the following aspects:
- Molds and Tooling team - recruiting, training, and monitor activity. KPI's setting and follow up.
- Building department annual plan.
- Allocation of molds makers.
- Nominating of molds makers.
- Global professional guidance to excellence.
- Global Molds and Tooling engineer support.
2. Full responsibility for the correct methodology of working in a global, project-focused company:
- Monitor the following of the defined procedure within the project, by both Molds and Tooling engineers and the related interfaces (Project Manager, Designer).
- Monitor the process in front of Arkal injection sites to assure easy launch.
3. Arkal mold departments goals:
• To keep up to 2 optimization loops at mold maker + 1 on site for green dim report.
- Involving Arkal global sites team starting design phase & performing molds gates on time.
- Standardization of parts family groups to be able to shorten the design phase and hand shake process.
Job Skills
- Excellent understanding and experience in injection molds, design and manufacturing.
- Deep know how in steel selection and hardening treatment.
- Understanding of Mold Flow analysis and its implications.
- Experience in management tool makers overseas.
- Excellent dialogue in English speaking, writing and using the main office tools such as Outlook, Excel & Power point.
- Mechanical Engineering degree (degree in Plastic engineering is an advantage).
- Very good CAD Capabilities in Cimatron. NX, Catia advantage.
- Know-how and understanding automotive parts drawing and GD&T.
- Willingness for traveling overseas Europe, China and NA as much as needed.
- Up to 5 years' experience in plastic mold departments management position.
Personal Skills:
- Excellent Leadership abilities.
- Excellent communication skills; ability to communicate in a diverse cultural environment.
- High personal and professional credibility.
- Excellent performance under stress conditions.