Associate Manager Tooling
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals · Chennai
- Experience7–12 yrs
- SalaryNot disclosed
- Work modeonsite
- Posted25 Sept 2026
About Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals is hiring in Chennai in consumer goods. This role looks for around 7+ years of experience.
Skills
- Plastic tool costing
- Supplier negotiation
- Injection mould design and development
- Handson mold assembly and breakdown management
- Design for manufacturability
- Tool trials and validation
- Technical specifications
- 2D models
- 3D models
- Supplier performance evaluation
The role
A tooling manager at a consumer electrical products company develops injection moulds, evaluates design for manufacturability, and manages supplier negotiations and tool trials. Expertise includes injection mould design and development, design for manufacturability, and supplier negotiation.
Full job description
Plastic -Tool Costing and Negotiation - Injection Tool
Injection Mould Design and Development
Injection Tool: Handson Mold Assembly and Breakdown management
Lead price negotiations and cost finalization.
Prepare and issue detailed RFQs (Request for Quotation) based on technical inputs.
Monitor tooling development milestones with suppliers.
Review product designs, 2D/3D models, and technical specifications to determine tooling needs.
Analyse part design for manufacturability (DFM).
Facilitate tool trials and validation with internal QA and Production teams.
Maintain complete documentation: PO copies, tool designs, invoices, trial reports, etc.
Build long-term, reliable relationships with strategic tooling partners.
Evaluate supplier performance post-project for quality, delivery, and support.