Tooling Engineer: Copper Tubing & Drawing Optimizer

Wieland Group; Pine Hall (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Wieland is seeking a Tooling Engineer in Pine Hall, NC, to develop, optimise, and manage tooling for Tech Tube fining and copper shell drawing processes. The role focuses on troubleshooting tooling issues, improving setups, and driving cost efficiency across operations.

The ideal candidate has a mechanical/industrial engineering degree with 1–3 years of manufacturing experience, strong problem-solving abilities, and proficiency in Excel and ERP systems (SAP preferred).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 1-3 years of manufacturing experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities.
• Ability to travel for initial training.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail.
• Experience with copper processing, tube manufacturing, or metal forming operations (preferred).
• Experience implementing tooling tracking or inventory management systems (preferred).
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
• Experience with data analysis and KPI development for manufacturing processes (preferred).
• Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Support tooling development and optimisation for production finning operations.
• Troubleshoot tooling and process issues affecting tube quality and efficiency.
• Collaborate with teams to improve fining stability and repeatability.
• Analyse parameters and tooling conditions to improve geometry and performance.
• Develop and maintain tooling inventory with real-time status and tracking.
• Monitor KPIs for tooling performance including life, cost, and refurbishments.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Travel ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

Tools

Excel

SAP

ERP systems

Tooling tracking systems

Job description

Wieland is seeking a Tooling Engineer in Pine Hall, NC, to develop, optimise, and manage tooling for Tech Tube fining and copper shell drawing processes. The role focuses on troubleshooting tooling issues, improving setups, and driving cost efficiency across operations.

The ideal candidate has a mechanical/industrial engineering degree with 1–3 years of manufacturing experience, strong problem-solving abilities, and proficiency in Excel and ERP systems (SAP preferred).