Tooling Engineer

				Overview:

Flex-N-Gate is a leading manufacturer and supplier of components for the automotive industry, recently ranked 10th of the 150 Top North American Suppliers in "Automotive News." A growing and vital company, Flex-N-Gate provides a great opportunity for hard-working and skilled individuals.

Responsibilities:

* Co-ordinates tooling for new jobs and/or changes to existing jobs in accordance with customer specifications.
* Ensures advanced programs adhere to customer specifications and established standards.
* Creates and maintains timelines for production tooling and equipment engineering changes, vendor tryouts and installation, and final tryouts.
* Follows up on tooling and equipment related to engineering changes or new builds and provides direction and assistance to vendors.
* Solicits vendor quotes and helps select vendors on basis of cost, timing and previous work quality.
* Responsible for Design Potential Failure Mode Effect (DFMEA) and Process Potential Failure Mode Effect and Analysis (PFMEA), process flow diagrams for work instructions, packaging instructions for all product.
* Responsible for the transfer of engineering data to supplier operations when necessary.
* Responsible for tooling set up sheets.
* Responsible for Product Verification Database.
* Responsible for Document Control Change Form (DCCF)
* Responsible for updating Master Blue Print Listing
* Quotes, analyzes and manages any cost reductions and improvements in current production and continuous improvement projects.
* Provides engineering support on technical issues to all departments.
* Finds new product and manufacturing methods to improve production.
* Provides support to tooling and weld technicians in problem solving any process deficiencies in the tooling or welding of certain product.
* Understands strain grid analyses and forming analyses for forming die operations.
* Works with the customer (engineering) in the development of manufacturing product design. 
* Assists in the quoting effort, with the input from affected departments in quoting production tooling and equipment with all the necessary paperwork for engineering changes only.
* Understands, adheres to and practices safety guidelines in the production environment.
* Monitors progress of jobs being performed by tool sources and assists them with any problems they may have.
* Reviews tool designs submitted by tool sources and makes necessary recommendations to meet customer specifications and assures process capability.
* Ensures timing, cost and customer satisfaction throughout the program duration.
* Ensures that all information and communications are documented and relayed throughout the appropriate channels.
* Analyzes and implements the most economical production methods of equipment.
* Analyzes and implements an effective method to reduce steel progression.
* Initiates, facilitates and maintains project plans for all team members.
* Identifies and qualifies all potential program risks, identifies program unknowns and establishes contingency plans to keep the program progressing.
* Maintains program timing and budgets.
* Attends APQP meetings to support successful launch of new programs.
* Attends new tooling reviews with corporate tooling design team.
* All other duties as assigned.
* The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Environmental Management System (EMS) as stated in EMS policy CEVPL.00005.

Qualifications:

* Associates Degree in Tooling or;
* Three to five years related Tool and Die experience in a tooling environment.
* Knowledge of manufacturing systems related to metal stampings.
* Technically inclined.
* Strong commitment to quality.
			

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