Tooling Coordinator

ARCH•Orchard Park, NY

4d•$32 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this role is to acquire, improve, and maintain all necessary shop tooling to produce inserts. It is also to identify and execute opportunities for improvement in quality and productivity as it relates to tooling. The tooling coordinator is also responsible for ordering and maintaining the appropriate supply of all needed grinding wheels. Note: This job deception is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Requirements

Ability to commute/relocate: Orchard Park, NY 14127: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
High school or equivalent (Required)
Manufacturing: 3 years (Required)
Day Shift (Required)

Nice To Haves

SolidWorks: 1 year (Preferred)
AutoCAD: 1 year (Preferred)
Tool and Part print reading: 1 year (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Make sure operators have all necessary tools and wheels available, in good condition, and readily accessible so that set-up times may be as short as possible.
Order all replacement tools for all production areas
Inspect incoming tooling to ensure that it is to print and meets intended use
Ensure that tooling is correctly labeled, organized, and inventoried in each production area
Work with engineering to improve tooling where possible and design new tooling as needed
Keep records of repairs, replacements, and maintenance for tooling
Perform timely preventative maintenance on tooling
Utilize all available resources internally and externally to economize tooling maintenance as much as possible
Be involved in review of new tool designs with an expectation of quick tool change features
Ensure that tooling is designed and used to minimize cycle time; this includes ensuring that all insert stations are used in multi-space tooling
Identify jobs that are run regularly and improve the way we do it for productivity.
Using new wheel technology to increase throughput
Finding ways to reduce scrap
Better utilizing robot loading
Applying quick change tooling concepts
Any improvement that yields more pieces per hour
Be the manager of grinding wheel inventory.
Keep a running inventory of all grinding wheels
Become expert in where and how different grinding wheels are used
Order & stock replacement wheels so that production is never out of a wheel that is needed
Ensure that company cash flow is not tied up in excess wheel inventory
Work with process engineer to reduce wheel expense through new technologies, process improvement, and negotiation with vendors