Tool & Die Engineer
About The Position
GM Fairfax Stamping in Kansas City, KS is pursuing a Tool and Die Group Leader. We are seeking individuals with technical knowledge that can plan, assist, and lead a team of diemakers at our site with tasks ranging from new die tryout, die maintenance, and continuous improvement, as well as engineering changes during the life of a vehicle program. Die design review support may be required during a new vehicle launch process. Safety is most important to us followed by people & quality at our facility. Leading safety, people and quality of work is of high priority in the daily activity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Tool & Die
- Ability to work full time, 40 hours per week & willing to work overtime including weekends as necessary
- Willingness to be shift flexible
- Ability to travel during die construction and tryout phase of product launches
Nice To Haves
- 3-5+ years of Tool & Die experience
- Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization as needed
- 3D Machining and wire EDM
Responsibilities
- Lead a group of UAW tool & die makers in their daily activities
- Ensure safe work practices are followed and continually improved
- Provide guidance on tryout, production operation, and maintenance of dies
- Lead quality improvement activities to provide high quality parts to the customer
- Support business plan deployment objectives
- Implement best practices, lessons learned, and support manufacturing innovations
- Travel to die construction sites for buyoffs and tryout as necessary
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
