Tooling Engineer

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive Tooling Engineer to enhance their Tooling department. This exciting role involves managing tooling projects, producing CAD models, and conducting feasibility reviews to ensure high-quality manufacturing processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in tooling project management and die casting processes, along with proficiency in SolidWorks or CATIA. Join a dynamic team focused on continuous improvement and innovation in the manufacturing sector, where your expertise will contribute to impactful engineering solutions and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum of an Apprenticeship or ONC/HNC required.
• Familiarity with die casting processes is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver new tooling projects effectively.
• Produce 2D and 3D CAD models to support engineering activities.
• Conduct feasibility reviews and apply DFM principles.

Skills

Tooling project management

Design for manufacturability (DFM)

Part tolerances understanding

Flow analysis interrogation

Root-cause analysis

Education

Apprenticeship

ONC/HNC

Tools

SolidWorks

CATIA

2D CAD

3D CAD

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:

1. Owning and delivering all new Tooling projects.
2. Reviewing and buying off Tooling designs.
3. Project management of tooling suppliers.
4. Attending buy off events and overseeing sampling and commissioning at suppliers and home line.
5. Owning and managing Pre and Final acceptance tests.
6. Producing 2D product, tooling, fixture, equipment drawings to support manufacturing, quality and engineering activities.
7. Conducting part feasibility reviews and applying design for manufacturability (DFM) principles to evaluate product designs.
8. Having a complete understanding of part tolerances, dimensional capability statistics, and GD&T.
9. Generating and developing part and tooling CAD models using SolidWorks or CATIA.
10. Being capable of interrogating flow analysis reports.
11. Generating SOR and RFQ to support engineering and quoting activities.
12. Supporting continuous improvement activities through effective use of 3D and 2D CAD to propose product design changes and tooling improvements.
13. Participating in root-cause analysis and implementing countermeasures.
14. Maintaining master tool drawings and facilitating access to Toolroom staff for all tooling maintenance, minimizing downtime and costs.
15. Assisting with department standardisation processes.
16. Validating flow and thermal analysis during production, working closely with toolroom and process engineers to capture lessons learned.
17. 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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