Own the injection moulding tools behind Halter's solar-powered cattle collars. You'll qualify tools built by our supplier partners and keep tens of thousands of parts consistent, from first trial to mass production.

The role
This role focuses on qualifying, signing off and sustaining those tools rather than designing them. You'll work with suppliers to make sure every tool is capable at volume, and help set how we do this as we scale.

What you'll do

• Own tooling programs end to end for custom in-house designed components, from DFM input during development through T-Final trials and FAT/SAT to stable mass production.

• Lead complex tool qualification, and set the bar for capability evidence (first article inspection, CP/CPK and mechanical testing) before parts reach the line.

• Solve tooling issues that span multiple suppliers, and see corrective actions through to a lasting fix

• Build our standards for tool maintenance, change control and long-term capability

• Partner with Mechanical Design early on steel-safe decisions so parts are easier to tool and build at volume

• Share your expertise and help raise the technical bar across the team

The technical environment

• Process: plastic injection moulding, plus secondary operations such as painting, plating and ultrasonic welding

• Quality and capability: CMM, first article inspection, SPC and CP/CPK

• Change control: a structured engineering change process (ECR, ECN, ECO) from kickoff to production cut-in

• Partners: external toolmakers and a contract manufacturer in Asia

What you'll bring

• Deep experience with plastic injection moulding tools, including FAT/SAT and steel-safe design

• Experience qualifying tools built by external toolmakers, for example as a tooling or supplier quality engineer at a product company or contract manufacturer

• High-volume production experience, including keeping tools capable long after sign-off

• Clear, collaborative communication with suppliers and internal teams, including working through disagreements with data

• Ability to travel around 25% of the time, including trips to partners in Asia at short notice

Nice to have

• Experience working with contract manufacturers in Asia

• Hands-on experience with secondary operations

• Mould flow simulation (e.g. Moldflow)

• Experience mentoring other engineers

Don't meet every point above? If you have strong injection moulding tooling experience and most of what we've described, we'd still love to hear from you.

Why our team loves working at Halter:

• Work that genuinely matters. Every now and again a company comes along that transforms an entire industry and leaves the world in a better place. Our team gets to be part of something truly meaningful, helping farmers improve their livelihoods, spend more time with their families, and build more sustainable operations.