Tooling Engineer - $52 / hr at FactoryFix in Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Job Description:

Nemera in Buffalo Grove, IL is looking for a Tooling Engineer for a 1st shift opportunity.

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


• 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

• Engineering, technical degree or equivalent


• Industrial manufacturing experience working in high-volume injection molding


• 5+ years of related experience


• Experience in the qualification of complex, tight tolerance injection molds


• Must have clear and well organized oral and written communication


• Knowledge of statistical methods (6 Sigma, SPC, DoE)


• Excellent problem solving skills using DMAIC methodology


• Experience working in a cGMP / ISO 13485 compliant manufacturing environment


• Occasional travel up to 15 percent based on assignments

• Blueprint Reading


• Lean Manufacturing


• Six Sigma