Tooling Engineer

About the Role Design, layout, construct, alter and repair a variety of tools, dies, fixtures, gauges, machines, and equipment to support manufacturing and customer operations. Role emphasizes delivering reliable tooling solutions with a focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement. What You'll Do

• Follow prescribed safety standards, rules and regulations including PPE, Emergency Plans and EH&S Policy.
• Identify unsafe acts and unsafe conditions by completing observation cards.
• Maintain 5S by removing all tools, equipment, and parts not needed in the work area and for those that are needed to ensure they have a dedicated, labeled home and are in that dedicated home.
• Monitor for and alert Team Leader or Supervisor of any abnormalities from the standards in their area, including in standard processes, machine operation, product quality, and logistics management.
• Complete all CILR activities as required, identify deficiencies and sources of contamination, including difficult access areas, and provide suitable countermeasures.
• Recognize and report drawing or blueprint errors that may prevent proper function of tool.
• Perform design reviews and follow-up fixturing concerns through to production.
• Set up and run tool tryouts, diagnose and remedy operations, material, or dimensional problems.
• Make correct decisions as to fits, finishes, machining, and assembly sequences in order to produce workable units and maintain close tolerances.
• Plan inspection procedures and layout work in proper inspection sequence, make all necessary mathematical calculations.
• Demonstrate an understanding of statistical process control and geometric tolerancing (GD&T).
• Ensure all products meet the quality guidelines and follow all quality standards, procedures and guidelines in place and be active in improving product quality.
• Utilize CAD software extensively and occasionally hand sketches to design welding, machining, and assembly operations. What We're Looking For
• Experience designing, laying out, and repairing tools, dies, fixtures, gauges, machines, and equipment.
• Strong knowledge of safety standards, PPE, Emergency Plans and EH&S policies; ability to identify unsafe acts and conditions.
• Proficiency in 5S, process monitoring, and ability to alert leadership to abnormal conditions.
• Familiarity with CILR, drawing/blueprint review, and fixturing considerations.
• CAD software proficiency and basic hand sketching for welding and machining designs.
• Understanding of GD&T, statistical process control, and inspection planning.
• Commitment to quality and continuous improvement in manufacturing.