Tooling Engineer

West Pharmaceutical Services / Progressive Medical; Williamsport (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

West is seeking a Tooling Engineer to support the facility, commercial team, and mold tooling vendors on new mold development and legacy improvements. The role emphasizes teamwork and global collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

The position may involve set-up, operation, and monitoring of CNC and/or manual Milling machines for molds, dies, and related equipment. This onsite role offers relocation assistance and opportunities to collaborate with internal and external mold designers, tool

Qualifications

• Experience with tooling, CNC and manual milling in a tooling environment.
• Knowledge of mold design, tolerances and materials.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support existing tooling.
• Participate in new product development design reviews to avoid mold design/functional problems.
• Coordinate tooling orders needed for the facility.
• Work with mold designers and tool shops to ensure compliance to standards.
• Collaborate with the global tooling team to bring in new tools as needed.
• Evaluate and select new mold and manifold suppliers as requested.
• Review new mold designs to ensure tolerances and materials are specified correctly.
• Participate in new mold acceptance runs to ensure proper mold action.
• Support Process Engineers and technicians during initial mold sampling.

Job description

Description

This is an onsite position requiring the team member to be onsite for all scheduled workdays.

This position offers relocation assistance.

At West, we're a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West's indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?

There's no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families.

We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts.

Job Summary

The Tooling Engineers objective is to support the facility, commercial team, and mold tooling vendors on new mold development projects and legacy mold improvement projects. In parallel, the position also provides innovative solutions and services to the tooling group and other departments within the company, where possible, to assist with meeting company goals and objectives. In this role, you will be part of a team that relies on effective teamwork and global collaboration in a fast pace and dynamic environment. This role may be responsible to set-up, operate, and monitor CNC and/or manual Milling machines to provide operational support for the construction, assembly, and/or repair of molds, dies, and ancillary equipment.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain and support existing tooling.
• Participate in new product development design reviews to provide insight and direction so as to avoid mold design/functional problems and issues as assigned.
• Coordinate tooling orders needed for the facility.
• Work with internal and external mold designers and tool shops to ensure compliance to established mold design and construction guidelines and standards.
• Work with the global tooling team to bring new tools in as needed.
• Actively participate in discussions to evaluate, qualify and choose new mold and manifold suppliers as requested.
• Perform detailed reviews of new mold designs to ensure appropriate tolerances are applied and that materials of construction, actuators, finishes and coatings are properly specified and adequate to perform intended purpose.
• Participate in new mold acceptance runs to insure proper mold action and function.
• Support Process Engineers and technicians during initial mold sampling