Tooling Engineer
| Company | Nemera |
|---|---|
| Location | Wheeling, IL, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Technical degree or equivalent experience
- Industrial manufacturing experience working in high-volume injection molding
- 5+ years of related experience
- Experience in the qualification of complex, and tight tolerance injection molding
Responsibilities
- Responsible for preparing tooling specifications for supporting requests for quotes and supporting vendor selection activities including the analysis of mold design/build costs.
- Responsible for ensuring that injection molds can produce parts that meet customer requirements while providing for internal manufacturing robustness.
- Coordinate implementation of cost-effective mold design changes.
- Collaborate with internal and external team members in completing mold qualification activities (DQ/FAT/IQ/OQ/PQ).
- Ensure that cost, quality, timelines, and internal & external customer expectations are managed appropriately.
- Perform Design for Manufacturability reviews with the mold supplier and customer.
- Coordinate tool repair and refurbishment activities as needed.
- Investigate and benchmark new tooling, peripherals, and molding technologies.
- Support tool maintenance to investigate and fix major issues on existing tools. Consultant on complex tooling issues.
- Track equipment performance metrics and manage ramp-up action plan to achieve operational performance targets.
- Seek feedback from the floor on what works / doesn’t work and develop improvement action plans.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and corporate engineering guidelines.
- Serve as Subject Matter Expect supporting general business needs as required.
- Lead root cause investigations and corrective action implementation.
- Support lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Follow all safety procedures including the use of Personal Protective Equipment as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- Must have clear and well organized oral and written communication
- Knowledge of statistical methods (Six Sigma, SPC, DoE)
- Excellent problem-solving skills using DMAIC methodology
- Experience working in a cGMP / ISO 13485 compliant manufacturing environment
- Mold Maker Certification or similar a plus