Mold Room Manager

About Us

Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planet. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powders – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more.

Job Overview

This position reports to the Operations Manager and is responsible for supervising mold makers by ensuring that the molds are produced on-time and at the quoted price.

Responsibilities

• Drive a safety-first culture in the tool shop; enforce company policies, safety regulations, and standard operating procedures.
• Lead daily mold shop operations to ensure molds/tooling are delivered on time and at quoted cost.
• Own daily production scheduling and resource planning across people, CNC, EDM, grinding, polishing, assembly, and finishing.
• Maintain real-time visibility, tracking, and accountability for all open tooling projects; communicate priorities and status.
• Identify, escalate, and remove bottlenecks to protect build schedules and improve throughput.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts (process flow, standard work, quality, and housekeeping/5S).
• Coach, train, and onboard mold makers; develop talent and reinforce company values on the floor.
• Monitor performance, provide day-to-day leadership coverage (break/lunch relief, absence coverage), and ensure consistent execution.
• Drive quality and prevention of nonconformities through troubleshooting, corrective actions, and sustainable countermeasures.
• Partner with engineering and suppliers: coordinate ECNs/customer revisions, lead design reviews, and recommend capital equipment investments.

Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years of supervisory or leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
• Strong understanding of CNC machining and mold manufacturing processes.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and 3D CAD data.

Preferences

• Experience with LSR (Liquid Silicone Rubber) and silicone mold manufacturing.
• Experience in plastic injection mold design and construction.
• SolidWorks experience or willingness and aptitude to learn.
• CAM programming experience.
• Hands-on CNC machining experience.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ERP/project tracking systems.

Travel & Work Arrangements

Fully site based

Pay

The pay range for this role is $90–$139k, excluding incentive opportunities. The pay range takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skills; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and geographic location. Hired applicant will be eligible to receive discretionary annual bonuses and incentive compensation.

Benefits

• Health care options including medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, and wellness programs.
• Life insurance and a robust 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off and an employee stock grant.