Tool Process Engineer-Plant

Lakepark-Industries-of-Ohio; Greenwich Township (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Lakepark Industries, Inc. in Greenwich, OH is seeking a Tooling/Diemaking professional to support APQP activities and lead tooling design reviews for new product launches.

This role requires experience in Tool and Die making and lean manufacturing practices within a stamping plant environment. The position emphasizes collaboration with engineering and skilled trades to ensure production readiness, tooling feasibility, and adherence to company standards, while contributing to cost reduction

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of a two year College Technical degree or equivalent experience, with six years experience in the field.
• Experience to include Tool and Die making (four year apprenticeship preferred) experience in a stamping plant preferred.
• Knowledge and Experience with Lean Manufacturing preferred

Responsibilities

• Participate and contribute in Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities for product launches at Corporate and Plant levels.
• Participate and contribute in MOS (Midway Operating Systems) activities for Continuous Improvement (CI), e.g., Champion Team activities for CI in processes, scrap reduction, and metal savings when assigned.
• Participate and contribute in tooling design reviews and approvals including engineering changes to assure feasibility, production worthiness, and meeting product design intent as well as Midway Products Group Tooling and Fixture Standards.
• Authorized to participate as company representative in tool shop run offs to assure that tooling fixtures meet the design specifications and conformance to company build standards and production performance standards.
• Coordinate as required plant activities for homeline tryouts of new tooling and fixtures to assure the PPAP dates are met.
• Provide Engineering expertise, direction and assistance to the Skilled Trades in resolving tooling and related problems.
• Designs special tooling and fixtures as required.
• Contribute as required Tool and Process Engineering expertise to achieve plant performance objectives and LTA Cost Reduction programs.
• Assists in maintaining the department's Engineering documents and records.
• Assist in the development and the maintenance of spare tooling, details, and parts for all new and existing tools, fixtures, and special equipment as required.
• Lead and assist in work cell rearrange improvements with Lean Manufacturing concepts.
• Authorized to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating to product, process, and quality system.
• Authorized to identify and record any problems relating to the product, process and quality system.
• Performs other essential job functions as assigned.

Job description

Lakepark Industries, Inc.
Greenwich, OH 44837, USA

Description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Participate and contribute in Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities for product launches both at the Corporate and Plant levels.
• Participate and contribute in MOS (Midway Operating Systems) activities as required for Continuous Improvement i.e. Champion Team activities for C.I. In Processes, Scrap Reduction, and Metal Savings when assigned.
• Participate and contribute in tooling design reviews and approvals including: Engineering changes to assure feasibility, production worthiness, and meeting product design intent as well as Midway Products Group Tooling and Fixture Standards.
• Authorized to participate as company representative in tool shop run offs to assure that tooling fixtures meet the design specifications and conformance to company build standards and production performance standards.
• Coordinate as required plant activities for homeline tryouts of new tooling and fixtures to assure the PPAP dates are met.
• Provide Engineering expertise, direction and assistance as required or requested to the Skilled Trades in resolving tooling and related problems.
• Designs special tooling and fixtures as required.
• Contribute as required Tool and Process Engineering expertise to achieve plant performance objectives and LTA Cost Reduction programs.
• Assists in maintaining the department's Engineering documents and records.
• Assist in the development and the maintenance of spare tooling, details, and parts for all new and existing tools, fixtures, and special equipment as required.
• Lead and assist in work cell rearrange improvements with Lean Manufacturing concepts.
• Authorized to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating

to product, process, and quality system.

• Authorized to identify and record any problems relating to the product, process and quality system.
• Performs other essential job functions as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Must have a minimum of a two year College Technical degree or equivalent experience, with six years experience in the field. Experience to include Tool and Die making (four year apprenticeship preferred) experience in a stamping plant preferred. Knowledge and Experience with Lean Manufacturing preferred

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Must be able to verbally communicate well and write technical reports as required. Computer literate. AutoCad or Cad Experience.

MAJOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

Employee must be able to sit, stand, walk, talk, reach overhead, bend over, and exert up to 40 lbs of force as needed.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Stamping plant environment. Will come into contact with possible hazards resulting from loud noise, operating machinery, and inhaling fumes or dust.

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