Senior Tooling Engineer
Senior Tooling Engineer
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Job Description
Overview
We are looking for an experienced actionoriented handson Senior Tooling Engineer to help Rain Bird source complex plastic injection molds. The Senior Tooling Engineer sources molds from some of the best mold makers in the world and directs mold refurbishments from competent shops. He will participate in new product development teams crafting the next new irrigation product for Rain Bird and will find new ways to become more cost competitive.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for specification and successful procurement of injection mold tooling required for new product development parts and replacement molds
- Identify justify and implement quality improvement projects to improve the performance and consistency of injection molded components.
- Responsible for coordination of maintenance and repair of injection mold tooling for several highvolume product lines
- Identify justify and implement cost reduction projects to reduce cost of injection molded components.
- Develop new tooling constructions technologies that take our company to the next level of performance by reducing cost and increasing quality
- Collaborate with Design Engineers Process Engineers and Quality Engineers to develop and improve product designs for robust injection molded components.
Qualifications
- Service oriented Illfigureitout actionoriented attitude
- Demonstrated experience in achieving results in areas of responsibility described above
- BS Degree in an Engineering discipline or completed Mold Making Apprenticeship
- Working knowledge of plastic and elastomeric materials
- Experience collaborating with supply management product design industrial design and manufacturing groups on material selection design feasibility and aesthetics of new plastic part & tooling designs
- Proven track record of developing complex mold tooling for production of high quality lowcost highvolume components
- 10 years of handson experience involving specification procurement and qualification of molds for injection molded components
- Proficient with the use of Design for Manufacturing SPC DOE and Six Sigma techniques
- Manage tool design fabrication process development and qualification at the supplier
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications (Work Excel Outlook Project)
- Ability to perform financial analysis and cost justifications
- Well organized enthusiastic high energy strong work ethic
- Travel up to 25 of work schedule to Mexico the US and China.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Proficient in the use of CAD (SolidWorks) and mold flow analysis
- Experience with PVC processing & molds
- Experience in managing complex development programs with overseas tooling vendors (Asia)
- Supervisory experience
- Willing to travel to the US Mexico & China to support Rain Bird molds
- Bilingual English Spanish and /or Chinese
Rain Bird is an equal opportunity employer
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Unclear
