Tooling Engineer
3 miesięcy temu
Zabrze, Polska
Michael Page
Pełny etat
- Responsibility for managing global die casting and plastics tooling programmes.
- Liaising with R&D and engineering teams to create cost-effective and feasible designs for parts and assemblies.
- Assist in the selection of suitable raw materials for new product development programmes.
- Participating in the evaluation and selection of suppliers.
- Negotiating tooling and parts costs with suppliers.
- Reviewing and approving tool designs for compliance with specifications, costs and production requirements.
- Overseeing tool trials and troubleshooting to ensure quality and efficiency.
- Working with suppliers to meet quality standards and planning their production capacity into the company's long-term plans.
- Continuous improvement of tooling processes to improve product quality and reduce production costs.
- Creating and maintaining engineering documentation, tooling records, project budgets and schedules.
- Keeping management informed of project costs, schedules and changes.
- Continuous evaluation of existing tooling systems to identify opportunities for optimisation and improvement.
- Implement modifications and improvements to tooling designs to increase productivity, reduce cycle times and improve product quality.
- Responsibility for tool modifications to support design changes.
- Troubleshooting product or tool design and production issues.
- Oversee tool maintenance and repairs to ensure optimum performance and tool life.
- Work with suppliers to resolve tool performance issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions to minimise downtime and production disruption.
- Develop preventive maintenance schedules and procedures in collaboration with suppliers to extend the life of tool systems and minimise the risk of unforeseen failures.
- Identifying opportunities for cost savings through optimisation of materials, processes and tools.
- Management of orders, invoices and goods receipts.
- Development of new tooling sources to reduce CapEx costs for new and existing tools.
- University degree in engineering (mechanical engineering, manufacturing or die casting/plastic technology or related).
- Minimum of 5 years working experience in an identical or related position.
- Experience in injection and casting mould design and tooling engineering.
- Knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes for die casting and plastics, including prototyping.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T and analyse mould flow simulation reports.
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and team working skills, also remotely (Teams).
- Fluency in English (min. B2), knowledge of Polish and other languages will be an advantage.
- Proficiency in SolidWorks, Microsoft Office, and SAP will be an asset.
- Willingness to travel nationally and internationally if required.
- Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and knowledge of measurement tools.
- Full-time employment based on an employment contract.
- Performance-based bonus system.
- Non-wage benefits package: private medical care, life insurance, cafeteria benefits system, parking, discounts on company products.
- Opportunity for professional development in an international organisation.
