Tooling Engineer - 1010

Batesville; Batesville (IN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous 401K Matching Program

Paid time off

Opportunities for development and advancement

Job summary

Batesville is seeking a Tooling Engineer to enhance manufacturing processes with a focus on safety, quality, and productivity. Your role will involve tooling improvements and engineering support within a dynamic team committed to excellence.

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and strong experience in metal stamping. The salary range is competitive at $95,000 – $102,000 annually, with additional benefits including medical, dental, and generous 401K matching.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or relevant industry experience.
• Strong background in metal stamping and tooling.
• Experience with CAD and AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support to manufacturing in safety and quality.
• Develop and implement tooling improvements.
• Coordinate machinery installations or tooling modifications.

Skills

Troubleshooting dies and presses

Proficiency in CAD and AutoCAD

Analytical problem-solving

Metal stamping experience

Knowledge of machining processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

CAD software

AutoCAD

Job description

At Batesville, you will be a part of a dynamic team committed to excellence and innovation. A recognized leader in the death care industry in North America, we are committed to our mission of helping families honor the lives of those they love®.

Batesville has been named one of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America by Newsweek for three consecutive years, reflecting our commitment to quality, integrity, and the trust families and funeral professionals place in us every day.

Tooling Engineer — Batesville, IN

Your Role at Batesville:

As a Tooling Engineer, you will provide general engineering support to manufacturing in safety, quality, cost, productivity, and delivery with a focus on die work.

How You’ll be Rewarded:

• Batesville is a family. You will be part of a family of highly committed associates who are passionate about our company, committed to our customers, and excited about our future.
• The expected base salary range for this role is $95,000 – $102,000 per year. Actual compensation within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to qualifications, skills, experience, and location.
• IMMEDIATE ELIGIBILITY – Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as prescription coverage, short‑term disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and more.
• Generous 401K Matching Program
• Paid time off
• Opportunities for development and advancement

What You’ll Do:

• Develop die PMs and implement improvements to existing tooling.
• Conduct annual die review and follow up with required actions related to annual press inspections.
• Obtain quotes, write capital funding requests, coordinate machinery installations or tooling modifications or upgrades.
• Provide engineering services daily to maintenance and tool room.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or relevant industry experience.
• Good working knowledge of forming of carbon steel, stainless, and non‑ferrous substrate materials.
• Good working knowledge of draw, trim, cam, and progressive dies.
• Good working knowledge of stamping presses, screw machines, and roll‑form machines.
• Must have the ability to troubleshoot dies, presses, screw machines, and roll‑form machines.
• Good understanding of machining processes and safety controls.
• Proficient with CAD and AutoCAD – using CAD or AutoCAD to analyze existing tooling designs and improve on them.
• Developing blueprints for new tooling designs.
• Sharing designs with colleagues and implementing any relevant feedback in the new designs.
• Creating blueprints and designs using CAD or AutoCAD.
• Negotiating with vendors and contractors to secure the best deals.
• Strong background of tool and die metal stamping experience.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and technical skills.

Nice to Haves:

• Programming experience is a plus (robotic – Fanuc machines)

Travel:

Associate must be able to travel 5 % of the time.

Key Competencies:

Team Player

• Able to set aside personal goals for the goals of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others regardless of level.
• Identifies and does what needs to be accomplished for the common goal.

Communication

• Can accurately convey information from one person to another.
• Able to summarize complex information.
• Gets point across clearly and effectively and efficiently.
• Speaks and writes using proper grammar.
• Able to communicate effectively to all levels in the organization.

Lean

• Has working knowledge of Policy Deployment, Glasswalland Visual tools (e.g. 5S).
• Understands and uses lean management processes.
• Problem solving tools (e.g. Root cause countermeasure, pareto, etc.).

Creativity/ Innovation

• Looks past obvious answer to solutions.
• Seeks game changers (step function), not just incremental change.
• Can apply learning from diverse experiences to develop unique solutions.
• Tries new things to obtain challenging goals.

Actions/Results Oriented

• Effectively utilize and influence others to accomplish objectives.
• Improves delivery of services.
• Recognizes and capitalizes on opportunities.
• Works around typical problems and obstacles to get results.
• Holds others and self accountable.

Decision Making

• Investigates the background, defines the problem and identifies the cause before taking action.
• Considers alternative available actions, resources, and constraints before selecting a method for accomplishing a task or project.
• Uses structured decision‑making methods/tools.
• Considers cost, simplicity, alignment, speed when establishing or changing work procedures.

Data to Insight

• Uses structured decision‑making methods/tools.
• Ability to convert complex information to an easily understood insightful summary.

Physical Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch, or lift items as heavy as 25 lbs. This job may require the employee to see with clarity at both near and far distances.

DISCLAIMER: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.