An Injection Moulding Tool Room and New Product Development (NPD) Manager leads tool design, mold manufacturing, tool maintenance, and end-to-end product realization from initial concept, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and prototyping to production handover, ensuring timelines, quality, and cost targets are met.

Key ResponsibilitiesNew Product Development (NPD)
- Drive feasibility studies, technical reviews, and DFM analysis for current plastic parts.
- Manage APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) and PPAP processes for customer approvals.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams from design concept to tool trials (T0, T1, T2) and sample sign-offs.
- Track project timelines, cost changes, and milestone updates for management and clients.

Tool Room & Mold Management
- Oversee tool room operations, CNC machining, EDM, wire cut, and assembly shop floor priorities.
- Implement preventative and breakdown maintenance schedules for all existing production molds.
- Troubleshoot complex molding and tooling issues on the shop floor to reduce downtime.
- Evaluate tool suppliers,



review external mold designs, and manage tool modifications or design corrections.

Quality & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure molded parts match 2D/3D component drawings and critical dimensions.
- Drive root-cause problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, Ishikawa) for tool and quality failures.
- Implement 5S, Kaizen, and lean manufacturing principles in the tool room.

Requirements & Qualifications
- Education: B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, or Plastics Engineering (or Diploma in Tool & Die Making).
- Experience: 8 to 15 years in a plastic injection moulding environment, with hands-on exposure to tool design, tool manufacturing, and NPD.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in CAD/CAM/CAE software (UG/NX, CATIA, Pro-E, or AutoCAD) and Moldflow analysis.
- Core Knowledge: Strong expertise in hot runner systems, mold steels, plastic materials, and injection process parameters

Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹6

📌 Design and Development Manager(Tool room (Gurugram)
🏢 Kirat Plastics
📍 Gurugram