Tooling Engineer
About The Position
The Tooling Engineer is responsible for the cost, quality, and delivery of tooling design, construction, and development related to injection molding. The role interacts with customers, manufacturing plants, the internal shop, and suppliers, and serves as the tooling technical lead on cross-functional product development teams. The engineer selects tooling design concepts with tool designers, leads design reviews, debugs and grooms tools, monitors tool performance against quoted assumptions, and supports Tool Room personnel and production-floor activities. The position also coordinates corrective actions and continuous improvement for assigned program families and serves as a liaison among internal departments. The role requires the ability to review tool designs using CAD; SolidWorks is preferred. Travel may reach 25% domestically, with some international travel each year. Regular attendance during scheduled work hours is essential. The work environment includes an office and manufacturing plant, and the role requires standing, walking, pushing, pulling, reaching overhead, and bending to the floor. Travel by car or airplane may be required.
Requirements
- At least five years of engineering experience in the injection-molding plastics industry.
- Limited assembly automation experience.
- Ability to use standard business software such as Microsoft 365.
- Excellent organization, time-management, and communication skills.
- Ability to accommodate a flexible schedule.
- Expertise in a variety of relevant field concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Strong troubleshooting, decision-making, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Technological proficiency.
- Strong professional oral and written communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience; an engineering bachelor’s degree is preferred.
- Ability to travel by car or airplane as required.
- Ability to stand, walk, push, pull, reach overhead, and bend to the floor.
Nice To Haves
- SolidWorks experience.
- Mold-building experience.
- Engineering bachelor’s degree.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the tooling technical lead on a cross-functional product development team.
- Work with tool designers to select tool design concepts and lead cross-functional design review meetings to meet customer and plant requirements.
- Debug and groom tools to meet quality and manufacturing standards.
- Track and monitor tool performance for cost, quality, and delivery against quoted assumptions.
- Provide technical assistance to Tool Room personnel as needed.
- Liaise with internal departments, including Quality, Molding, Project Engineering, Tool Room, Shipping, and Scheduling.
- Lead continuous improvement for tool-related issues on assigned program families.
- Coordinate corrective-action and continuous-improvement activities.
- Support day-to-day activities as needed on the production floor.
- Use CAD to review tool designs.
- Travel domestically up to 25%, with some international travel each year.
- Maintain regular attendance during scheduled work hours.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off and 11 paid holidays
- 401(k) with company match
- Bonuses and shift differentials
- Paid jury duty and bereavement leave
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Group term life insurance and supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
- Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- Quarterly perfect attendance awards
- Service awards program
- Referral bonus program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
