Mechanical Tooling Designer

Mechanical Tooling Designer

Our client, a Fortune 200 global industrial company, and leader in its markets is seeking an experienced Mechanical Tooling Designer to be on site at one of its businesses headquartered in Northeastern Wisconsin. Relocation assistance is available.

This position will assist the manufacturing support team with design and implementation of dies and fixtures throughout the business. This position will interact with product design engineers and machine operators for troubleshooting, diagnostics, and development of new designs. They will be provided the opportunity to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic manufacturing environment. Work is both independent and collaborative in nature leveraging strong project management skills. Additionally, this position will be responsible to mentor and develop a program and pipeline for future Mechanical Tooling Designers.

Responsibilities

• Manage design and purchase of new tooling packages
• Determine best fit for production based on design and current capability
• Work with tool house to estimate based on internal standards
• Use tool quotes to determine internal quote and material utilization
• Knowledge of Purchase Order process and management of Purchase Orders
• Approve final tool designs
• Participate in tool run-off and approve tool based on CPK study
• Design auxiliary parts, set up tool for first run, program, approve first pieces
• Complete documentation and PMs
• Tool design and drafting
• Management of third-party vendor relationships
• Troubleshooting / Diagnostics of dies & fixtures
• Equipment specification & capital investment requests
• Coordinate die alterations
• Manage of Preventative Maintenance of dies program
• Continuous improvement
• Mentoring, identification, and training of a pipeline for future Mechanical Tooling Designers

Qualifications

• 5-7 years' experience as a tool builder OR tool designer is required. The ideal candidate for this position will have a combination of experience in BOTH tool building and design
• Proficient SolidWorks experience required
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office is required
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD preferred
• Ability to work well independently and in a team setting
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Good problem-solving capability
• Ability to effectively prioritize projects
• Must be extremely customer-focused
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience training and developing others is preferred

This position is located in NorthEastern Wisconsin, also known as the NEW North. This beautiful area of Wisconsin is near Lake Winnebago and the Fox River. The area has many amenities of a larger metropolitan area, without the traffic congestion of a large city. The division headquarters is located in one of the safest cities in Wisconsin, with a low cost of living. The NEW North is increasingly appealing to young families and young professionals with access to top-tier entertainment, restaurants and breweries, nature preserves and biking trails for the outdoor enthusiasts. It's a perfect combination that makes this part of Wisconsin a great place to live. To learn more about the area, watch this awesome video created by New North: Quality of Life in WI at this link: