Job Description
Job Description
The Tooling Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and Tooling equipment used in the manufacturing process.
Responsibilities :
- Design, develop, and implement tooling solutions to support steel blanking operations.
- Oversee the manufacturing, testing, and validation of new and existing tooling.
- Assist with setting up tooling for production, Die, Blanking press data entry.
- Ensuring Blanking Press equipment, levelers, feeders, stacking machine run at rate.
- Troubleshoot tooling issues to minimize downtime and improve operational efficiency.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for tooling-related defects.
- Work closely with suppliers to source tooling components and ensure quality standards.
- Monitor tooling wear and plan preventative maintenance strategies to extend tool life.
- Optimize tooling designs for cost reduction and improved production performance.
- Ensure tooling meets industry standards and company safety, quality, and environmental requirements.
- Writes and maintains technical specifications for the procurement of equipment, accurate documentation, including tooling specifications, drawings, and maintenance records.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying and implementing best practices.
- Writes technical specifications for the procurement of equipment and tooling.
- Lead the design, construction, acceptance testing and installation for equipment and tooling.
- Participate in the manufacturing of the prototype parts and communicate lessons learned.
- Program launch support for all new Dies / Part set up for production.
Qualifications :
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Tool and Die Maker or a related fieldMinimum 5 years of experience in tooling design, development, and maintenance in a metal stamping environmentProficiency in CAD software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar) for tooling designStrong knowledge of metal forming, die design, and manufacturing processes.Experience with GD&T and blueprint readingUnderstanding of material properties, heat treatment, and wear-resistant coatingsContinuous improvement methodologiesPLC programming / troubleshooting experience is an asset