Tooling Engineer

Tooling Engineer

REPORTS TO: Tooling Manager

DIRECT REPORTS: n/a

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

ROLE: Responsible for leading activities to manage Genpak tooling CAD files. This includes collecting and filing new tooling CAD files, measuring existing tooling and updating or creating CAD files for them as they cycle through the tooling shop, making engineering revisions as directed to repair or improve existing tooling, providing tooling drawings and solids to the Longview Tooling Shop as needed for repairs and parts, and updating filed CAD files with any tooling revisions that were sourced by tooling vendors. Appropriately communicate information clearly and accurately whether by emails, reports, or meetings.

KEY JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Collect and upload new tooling CAD files into data management database.
• Update and/or create tooling CAD files for existing tooling.
• Make tooling revision files for internal and/or external suppliers.
• Support the procurement of new production tooling as necessary.
• Maintain a current list of tooling standards.
• Attend tooling review meetings.
• Travel up to 30% routinely new tool inspections, new tool trials, plant support, etc.
• Support both innovation and commercialization groups by providing tooling related data and feedback.
• Provide input to the Plants and Process Engineering teams to develop automation and improvement to operations, as necessary.
• Participate in the troubleshooting of issues with production tooling.
• Assist with tooling shop supervision when the tooling manager is out of the office.
• Other duties as necessary

KEY JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Collect and upload new tooling CAD files into data management database.
• Update and/or create tooling CAD files for existing tooling.
• Make tooling revision files for internal and/or external suppliers.
• Support the procurement of new production tooling as necessary.
• Maintain a current list of tooling standards.
• Attend tooling review meetings.
• Travel up to 30% routinely new tool inspections, new tool trials, plant support, etc.
• Support both innovation and commercialization groups by providing tooling related data and feedback.
• Provide input to the Plants and Process Engineering teams to develop automation and improvement to operations, as necessary.
• Participate in the troubleshooting of issues with production tooling.
• Assist with tooling shop supervision when the tooling manager is out of the office.
• Other duties as necessary

Project Management:

• Ability to follow Engineering Processes, Procedures and Standards.
• Ability to participate effectively in a multi-discipline project team.
• Ability to establish and build relationships with internal and external customers.

Technical Knowledge:

• Demonstrates above average mechanical aptitude skills with a high attention to detail.
• Knowledge of tooling machining processes and equipment
• Exhibits strong CAD aptitude.
• Exhibits strong aptitude for data management.
• Strong ability to convert required tooling improvements into design.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Demonstrates strong troubleshooting/root cause analysis ability.
• Strong ability to apply engineering principles to tooling design for relevant plastic parts and packaging.
• Exhibit knowledge of plastic thermoforming material properties.
• Exhibit knowledge of thermoforming equipment and automation.
• Demonstrates ability to identify and validate fitness for use requirements.
• Demonstrates ability to accurately use various measuring instruments.

Interpersonal/Communication:

• Can demonstrate the ability to participate and/or foster interdepartmental communication and teamwork.
• Can demonstrate ability to prioritize multi-task duties without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication and dissemination of information in a diplomatic manner.
• Demonstrates ability to work under pressure, meet scheduled deadlines, meet emergency situations without loss of efficiency or composure.

Efficiency:

• Demonstrate ability to initiate and perform root cause analysis and implement corrective action to drive performance gains.
• Ability to meet or exceed performance standards and continuously improve upon them.

Quality:

• Ability to provide thorough and complete tooling solids, drawings, and solid assemblies as needed.
• Ability to provide input and support for fitness for use testing procedures, plans and fixtures.
• Ability to provide well-organized, analyzed statistical data, characteristics, and summaries, as necessary.
• Ability to provide design input for new gauging equipment.

Safety:

• Demonstrates ability to identify industry specific regulations and adhere to industry standards.
• Demonstrates ability to comply with major Federal and State industrial safety regulations and industry and professional standards.
• Demonstrate ability to understand and actively participate in all company safety programs, policies and procedures.

Planning:

• Thorough understanding of proper machining practices.
• Good understanding of basic thermoforming processes preferred.
• Good understanding of trim tool repair procedures preferred.
• Good understanding of mold repair procedures preferred.
• Demonstrates understanding of resource availability and capabilities.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum five years of technical experience
• BS Engineering or equivalent experience
• Machining experience preferred.
• Knowledge of the Plastics Industry preferred.
• Speaking and presentation skills to conduct effective meetings.
• Above average knowledge of PC and Network based software including Word Processing, Spreadsheet and Database applications.
• Above average CAD skills with SolidWorks experience preferred.
• Basic understanding of plastic physical properties and behaviors

ADA ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Must be able to:

• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Visually read various postings, bulletin boards, and computer monitors/screens
• Heed safety warnings, devices, and alarms
• Possess adequate ability to do problem solving and establish cause and effect relationships in an

office and/or manufacturing environment.