On-Site Tooling & Die Engineer - Buffalo

Wieland Group; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 77,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with match

Paid vacation and holidays

Wellness programs

Growth opportunities

Sustainability initiatives

Job summary

Wieland Group in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Tooling & Die Engineer to provide technical oversight for tooling and die-related activities supporting press operations. This on-site role involves design, development, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement to enhance safety, quality, and efficiency.

Responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams, leading root-cause investigations, and guiding tooling standards and documentation.

Qualifications

• Participate in continuous improvement of ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, 9001, IATF 16949 programs and procedures though active participation in the near miss program.
• Handles containerizing and labeling universal wastes including batteries and lamps, as well as spent aerosol cans (HW).
• BS Degree- Mechanical Engineering or Technical Areal

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, modify, and optimize tooling, dies, fixtures, and press set-ups to support safe, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing operations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve tooling, die, equipment, and process-related issues that impact safety, quality, productivity, scrap rates, or machine uptime.
• Analyze tooling performance and implement design improvements to increase tool life, improve part consistency, reduce downtime, and lower manufacturing costs.
• Collaborate closely with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Production Planning, and Engineering teams to ensure tooling designs support production requirements and customer expectations.
• Lead root cause investigations related to product defects, dimensional issues, tooling failures, scrap, and process variation, implementing permanent corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate die tryouts, production trials, capability studies, sample submissions, and process validations to ensure tooling meets operational and customer requirements.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Experience in stamping operations

Education

BS Degree - Mechanical Engineering or Technical Area

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Wieland Group in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Tooling & Die Engineer to provide technical oversight for tooling and die-related activities supporting press operations. This on-site role involves design, development, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement to enhance safety, quality, and efficiency.

Responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams, leading root-cause investigations, and guiding tooling standards and documentation.