Job Description
A recognised high volume manufacturer are currently looking to strengthen their Tooling department with the appointment of a Tooling Engineer.
Working from their manufacturing facility in Shropshire, the Tooling Engineer will be responsible for:
* Owning and delivering all new Tooling projects.
* Reviewing and buying off Tooling designs.
* Project management of tooling suppliers.
* Attending buy off events and overseeing sampling and commissioning at suppliers and home line.
* Owning and managing Pre and Final acceptance tests.
* Producing 2D product, tooling, fixture, equipment drawings to support manufacturing, quality and engineering activities.
* Conducting part feasibility reviews and applying design for manufacturability (DFM) principles to evaluate product designs.
* Understanding part tolerances, dimensional capability statistics, and GD&T.
* Generating and developing Part and Tooling CAD models using SolidWorks or CATIA.
* Interrogating flow analysis reports.
* Generating SOR, RFQ to support engineering and quoting activities.
* Supporting continuous improvement activities through effective use of 3D and 2D CAD to propose product design changes and tooling improvements.
* Participating in root-cause analysis and implementing countermeasures.
* Maintaining master tool drawings and facilitating access to Toolroom staff for all tooling maintenance, minimizing downtime and costs.
* Assisting with department standardisation process.
* Validating flow and thermal analysis during production, working closely with toolroom and process engineers to capture lessons learned.
* Reviewing current production tooling issues and identifying areas for improvement.
The successful candidate should have a minimum of an Apprenticeship or ONC/HNC and be familiar with die casting processes.
If you believe you have the required skills and experience please apply now.
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