Tooling Engineer Fixed Term Contract

Responsible for purchasing, tracking and transferring injection molds and other associated tooling required for plant manufacturing operation; assist with project installation and commissioning to improve/maximize site production, quality, profitability and safety from an equipment and tooling perspective.

Essential Duties

• Assist with injection mold tooling and associated injection molding automated system validation.
• Write, review and execute validation documents and assist with injection mold and injection molding equipment start-up and troubleshooting.
• Provide technical expertise on injection mold design and operation to the Quality, Engineering and Production teams.
• Provide support for the installation of new injection molds, equipment and related automated systems.
• Collaborate with other engineering team members to investigate tooling and process problems.
• Communicate requirements with internal customers and suppliers.
• Support a Lean Manufacturing environment within the facility.
• Maintain injection mold and hot runner drawings for the Tool Room.
• Control the injection mold documentation revision state.
• Provide timely support for quality investigations and project document update requests.

Essential Responsibilities

• Create and update 3D CAD models and detailed drawings for injection molds, end of arm tools, assembly fixtures, and assembly manufacturing aids.
• Help create a feedback system to communicate design issues and potential improvements.
• Support with Incoming of new tools, full IQ including Steel cert, attachment, MAT form, updating inventory.
• Handle inventory management of qualified and unqualified spare steel and tool room consumable items.
• Track tool vendors progress along with milestone dates.
• Coordinate and schedule outbound and inbound shipping.
• Assist with design, documentation, and fabrication of custom parts/tools/fixtures.
• Provide support with short-term solutions to keep the lines running.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, equivalent four-year technical degree or commensurate work experience.

Work Experience

0-3 years of experience in an engineering capacity.

Proficiency in SolidWorks.

Proficient in creating and updating 3D CAD models and 2D CAD drawings.

Effective analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience in an active manufacturing environment, especially in injection molding.
• Experience designing complex injection molding tools.
• Experience fabricating, assembling or servicing complex injection molding tools.
• Experience with simple electronic wiring assemblies and sensor systems.
• Proficient in applying Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) concepts.
• Experience working in a regulated GMP or GLP environment.
• Experience applying lean manufacturing and design for manufacturability (DFM) concepts.
• Previous experience with SAP S/4 HANA is a plus.