Join Alcon's Engineering team in Houston, TX
We innovate to help people see brilliantly. As a Lead Mold Tooling Technician, you’ll sit at the intersection of quality and production—strengthening tooling reliability so our products reach patients without compromise.
Role impact
- Advance the quality, processes, products, packaging, and materials that power Alcon’s mission.
- Provide critical 7-days-a-week Toolroom support across four molding production suites.
Core responsibilities
- Execute highly complex tasks in mold tooling design and plastic injection molding to enhance operational efficiency within established procedures.
- Exercise advanced technical judgment and problem-solving to make significant decisions within scope.
- Apply GxP discipline: follow SOPs and maintain precise, complete documentation.
- Uphold rigorous quality control and all applicable regulatory standards.
- Complete mandated training; drive continuous improvement in daily work.
- Maintain precision molds in a production setting; perform PM, repairs, and modifications.
- Capture and document measurement data; prepare and share reports.
- Operate toolroom assets: manual mills, lathes, surface grinders, CNC, and EDM.
- Disassemble, clean, repair, and replace defective components across complex molding tools.
- Conduct mold/tooling setups and repairs; verify part quality and critical parameters; evaluate molds and recommend modifications; perform basic machine and mold maintenance; monitor and verify daily production quantities and efficiencies per SOPs.
- Assess new processes, components, products, and systems against engineering specifications.
- Test, adjust, and maintain electromechanical, mechanical, optical, pneumatic, hydromechanical, and pressure-type measuring/indicating instruments.
- Define methods and procedures using detailed specifications, blueprints, drawings, and requirements.
- Lead day-to-day task assignment and oversight for other technicians.
- Isolate problems for deeper analysis and resolution.
Minimum qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Fluent in English (read/write/understand/communicate)
- 1 year of relevant experience
Preferred background
- Toolroom experience in a Medical Device manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of mold design, function, and applications
- Skill in diagnosing production issues to determine when mold repairs are required
- Understanding of fits, tolerances, and allowable mold running parameters
- Ability to manufacture/modify and measure precision components to ±0.0002” or finer
- Basic hot runner repair capability
- Proficiency in mold polishing
Schedule and logistics
- Work Hours: Tuesday–Friday; 4:00am–2:30pm CST
- Travel Requirements: 0–5%
- Relocation Assistance: Yes
- Sponsorship Available: No
Benefits and growth
- Be part of a mission that improves sight and lives—while growing your career.
- Collaborate, share standard processes, and learn as work evolves.
- Focused development opportunities—see your career like never before.
- Comprehensive benefits: health, life, retirement, flexible time off, and more.
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Legal and accessibility
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*Alcon takes pride in maintaining an inclusive environment that values different perspectives and our policies are non-discriminatory in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to **alcon.recruitment@alcon.com
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You should be proficient in
- Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
- Tool/Die/Mold Repair Skills
- Experience in a Manufacturing Environment
- Injection Molding Experience