Tooling Engineer

Tooling Engineer

This is an in-person position located in Strathroy, ON.

Education and Personal Competencies

• A minimum of 5 years' of experience as a tool designer
• Project Manager with tooling Experience
• Tool and Die Skilled Trades License
• Thorough knowledge of theoretical and practical phases of tool design and tool making with general knowledge of metals, alloys, heat treating and manufacturing methods.
• Ability to cope with multiple priorities, set direction and achieve goals
• Act independently, with a sense of urgency, and the confidence to handle a variety of challenges and a fast paced environment
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

Major Responsibilities of Position

Project Management:

• Responsible for design of tools and assist quality with gauges.
• Using AutoCAD to analyze and verify customer and supplier tooling designs.
• Co-operate with inside and outside tool operations to ensure requirements are met.
• Assisting in selecting outside tool services as required.
• Performing dimensional analysis and organizing progression of cast and trim tools through use of layout department and tool source to meet customers’ PPAP requirements.
• Ensuring all tooling drawings are up to date and filed at MPD through system support.
• Appropriately designing and maintaining DCM shot end and closing end die components (shot sleeve, ejector bars).
• Organize die sample runs.
• Any tooling changes will need to be reported to CFD for final Approval.
• Creating and maintaining timelines on all programs with new tools.
• Weekly Tooling Status Updates
• Tracking and maintaining shots on cast and trim tools for replacement tooling needs.
• Provide feedback on progressions of all dies and any changes made so models can be updated

Preventative Maintenance / Continuous Improvement:

• Tracking and maintaining preventative maintenance program on production cast and trim tools.
• Attending last off meetings and documenting repairs and improvements

Assisting in expenditures:

• Acquiring competitive quotes from tool sources on engineering changes and replacement tools.
• Assist in ordering material and equipment.
• Organize and maintain all costing information on TMO's and plant accounts assign.
• Ensuring tool delivery schedules and tool cost estimates are met while also achieving the customer's quality requirements.
• Gating Calculations for New and current processes

Teamwork:

• Working in conjunction with Product and Quality Engineering, customers, production personnel, outside tool services and sales, on designs, manufacturing tooling
• Planning tool requirements with product engineers, tool & die makers, and customers.
• Working together with customers and internal technical personnel in determining product tolerances and requirements to recommend appropriate tooling.
• Reporting any tooling changes to CFD for approvals.
• Review of new tooling standards and provide feedback.
• Tooling Disposition Workflow: Organize Plex workflows and Paperwork for scrap tooling.
• Other duties as required, including special projects as they arise.
• Possibility of International Travel.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00-$76,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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