Extrusion Tooling Engineer

Cooper-Standard • Spartanburg, SC

246d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for designing and maintaining all production extrusion dies & tooling, troubleshooting all extrusion processes, as well as designing and implementing process improvements. The position requires familiarity with each extrusion line process for the development of extrusion tooling on those lines. The role involves utilizing engineering disciplines to troubleshoot shop floor activities and improve throughput to reduce costs. It includes interaction with Divisional Engineering on new jobs related to PPAP and process items, and collaboration with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Tooling, and Production Teams on job-related functions. The position also requires close work with operators, shift supervisors, and department managers to ensure proper quality operations of extrusion tooling, as well as communication of foreseen issues with department managers for discussion and resolution. Responsibilities include coordinating and performing initial trial runs on new extrusion tooling, documenting and tracking issues until resolution, initiating improvements to existing systems, processes, machinery, and equipment to support manufacturing functions and operations, creating or constructing bills of materials for all extrusion tooling, estimating production times, staffing requirements, and related costs for management decisions, and keeping up to date with technology improvements. The role also involves recommending implementation of equipment and tool build processes, establishing cost reduction improvements with justification, working on continuous improvement programs and cost reduction projects for extrusion tooling, participating in Layered Process Audits (LPA), maintaining process documentation and job records, creating work instructions for training tool and die technicians, and providing assistance to department managers on assigned projects. The ability to supervise tool & die technicians and workloads is also required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• Extrusion process engineering experience.
• Extrusion tooling design experience or equivalent combination of less education and more related plastics manufacturing experience of 5 years.
• Experience using 3-Dimensional CAD Software (SolidWorks Preferred).
• Ability to be part of and lead multi-disciplinary task teams.
• Excellent knowledge of manufacturing parts and processes.
• Effective communication skills with all levels of management.
• Willingness and ability to travel as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain all production extrusion dies & tooling.
• Troubleshoot all extrusion processes.
• Design and implement process improvements.
• Familiarity with each extrusion line process for development of extrusion tooling.
• Utilize engineering disciplines to troubleshoot shop floor activities.
• Improve shop floor throughput to reduce costs.
• Interact with Divisional Engineering on new jobs related to PPAP and process items.
• Work with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Tooling, and Production Teams on job-related functions.
• Coordinate and perform initial trial runs on new extrusion tooling.
• Document and track issues until resolution.
• Initiate improvements to existing systems, processes, machinery, and equipment.
• Create or construct bills of materials for all extrusion tooling.
• Estimate production times, staffing requirements, and related costs.
• Keep up to date with technology improvements.
• Recommend implementation of equipment and tool build processes.
• Establish cost reduction improvements with justification.
• Work on continuous improvement programs and cost reduction projects.
• Participate in Layered Process Audits (LPA).
• Maintain process documentation and job records.
• Create work instructions for training tool and die technicians.
• Provide assistance to department managers on assigned projects.
• Supervise tool & die technicians and workloads.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree