Job Description
Job Description
The Tooling Engineer performs a variety of duties ensuring appropriate, functional, and well-designed injection molds are procured for use at Ferriot. This includes ensuring effective project/program management and customer communication take place.
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Key competencies include:
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\n - Demonstrates a primary and unwavering concern for the safety of themselves and others.
\n - Interfaces with customers, suppliers, and Ferriot employees
\n - Assists Cost Estimating with preparing and communicating customer quotations
\n - Provides the primary technical liaison with the customer
\n - Coordinates outside tooling and ensures timely completion and quality tools are procured
\n - Manages the APQP process and effectively communicating project progress and issues to all project stakeholders
\n - Takes responsibility for the overall financial and schedule status of projects assigned; working with Ferriot Manufacturing, QC, Scheduling and Procurement (and suppliers as needed), to ensure projects are on budget, on time, and meet expectations
\n - Reviews customer products to identify moldability issues, steel conditions, potential cost saving ideas and ways to reduce mold lead time and improve quality
\n - Reviews mold designs to ensure adherence to customer specifications and requirements, as well as conformance to Ferriot tool design standards
\n - Schedules and leads project review meetings. Providing oversight for all activities in the project
\n - Works with tool shop suppliers to oversee and approve the designs of all injection molds (new & modifications). Approving molds for shipment to Ferriot and releasing molds to production
\n - Works closely with all manufacturing and administrative personnel to achieve departmental and company goals
\n - Communicates using ERP system, APQP system, and standard reporting mechanisms available
\n - Develops, maintains, and publishes project timelines
\n - Tracks and manages changes to project scope to ensure schedule and financial issues are properly documented and resolved
\n - Performs other duties and functions as assigned
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Reports to:
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Manager of Engineering
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Requirements:
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Education: B.S. in Plastics / Polymer / Mechanical or related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience gained through mold making, mold design or tooling engineering.
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Tool Engineering:
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\n - Working knowledge of plastics injection molds and designs, including mold building, thermoplastic resins, engineering resins, plastic injection equipment and injection methodology
\n - Knowledge and experience using 3D CAD for product and/or tool design (SolidWorks preferred)
\n - Must have experience with setting up, running, and interpreting mold filling analysis (MFA)
\n - Solid knowledge of injection molding processes and operations.
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Project Management:
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\n - Demonstrated project management skills
\n - Experienced with use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
\n - Knowledge of formal project management methods and project management software is desirable
\n - Working knowledge of engineering and commodity resins
\n - Knowledge of drafting and tolerancing techniques, including G.D.&T
\n - Intermediate 3D CAD skills and able to operate CAD systems for translating, viewing, and modification of customer design files
\n - Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams/SharePoint
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Desired:
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\n - Project Management certification
\n - Knowledge of formal project management methods and project management software
\n - Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
\n - SolidWorks 3D CAD Experience at a professional level
\n - Mold-making background
\n - Scientific molding experience
\n - Good working knowledge of mold-filling analysis
\n - Product Design Experience
\n - 6+ years’ experience in injection molding, tooling, and engineering.
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