Job Function:
Senior Extrusion Tooling Engineer / Plastic Profile Specialist
Up to $90,000 Base Salary • Kohler, WI Area • 100% Onsite (Direct Growth Track) Join a thriving, ISO-certified plastics manufacturing leader with a 20-year average employee tenure Take technical ownership of complex, multi-polymer tool development using state-of-the-art design technology
- EXPERIENCE 3 Years of Dedicated Success Designing and Engineering Profile, Co-Extrusion, and Tri-Extrusion Tooling
- TECHNICAL MASTERY Strong background in extrusion processing and hands-on tool tuning/troubleshooting
- SOFTWARE Active proficiency with Mastercam and Fusion 360 for high-precision design and tool pathing
- COMPENSATION Up to $90,000 Base Salary (Depending on technical depth) Premium Corporate Benefits Package
- WORK TYPE Full-Time, Permanent, W-2 (100% Onsite role with exceptional corporate flexibility)
- GROWTH PATH Strategic role designed with a direct path to a Department Head/Leadership position if desired
- LOCATION Kohler, WI area (Must reside within a 45-minute drive of the facility; No relocation assistance available)
- COMPLIANCE Must be a United States Citizen or Green Card holder
If you are a specialized tooling engineer who wants to escape rigid corporate politics and plant your roots in a technologically advanced, stable, and deeply flexible environment, this lead seat is built for you. Our client is a premier, ISO-certified custom plastics manufacturer that designs and engineers high-performance extrusion products for a highly diversified global customer base. Because they serve a wide array of resilient macro-industries, the company enjoys complete economic stability and continuous year-over-year growth.
Profits are heavily and transparently reinvested back into the facility, ensuring you are always working with current, cutting-edge software and equipment. The culture is fiercely employee-friendly, resulting in an astounding average staff tenure of 20 years. This newly created position is open due to expanding market demand and offers a clear, structured runway to step into a Department Head position, allowing you to build and lead a team over time.
What You Will Be Doing
- Engineering custom plastic extrusion tooling and complex die geometries for specialized profile extrusion, co-extrusion, and tri-extrusion applications
- Directing and managing the full lifecycle of tooling assets—from initial concept design and building to physical modification, deployment, and ongoing maintenance
- Partnering directly with production floor teams to troubleshoot complex processing variables, optimize melt streams, and improve throughput efficiencies
- Providing high-level technical guidance, documentation, and hands-on assistance to machine operators, setup technicians, and internal toolmakers
- Adjusting, tuning, and optimizing extrusion tooling and calibration components during development phases to ensure 100% part conformance to precise client dimensions
What We Are Looking For
- Tooling Precision: 3 or more years of dedicated professional experience designing profile extrusion, co-extrusion, and tri-extrusion tooling from scratch
- Processing Acumen: A minimum of 3 years of hands-on extrusion processing experience, giving you a deep mechanical understanding of how die designs affect plastic flow and physical part properties
- Software Fluency: Solid background utilizing Mastercam and Fusion 360 to generate precise 3D data and streamlined tooling parameters
- Professional Reliability: A rock-solid, dependable work history that demonstrates career longevity and multi-year commitments at prior employers
- Leadership Mindset: A proactive, team-oriented communicator who can easily collaborate across engineering, tooling, and shop-floor manufacturing grids
Please apply here or at impactsolutions.com/opportunities where you can see and apply for any of our open positions.
|
