Senior Plastics Tooling Engineer

Sr. Plastics Tooling Engineer

Con Met
- Canton location is looking for a Sr. Plastics Tooling Engineer to manage the design, development, release, repair, and continuous improvement of injection molding tooling to ensure safe, cost-effective, high-quality production of plastic parts. The Sr. Engineer provides problem-solving support for the production of both new and replacement tooling programs and leads the Tooling Technician group at the Con Met – Canton location.

What You Will Do:

• Provide input for all tooling decisions and serve as key contact for project coordination and status.
• Coordinate the interval refurbishments of injection mold tooling onsite.
• Lead vendor quoting and site visits for outside tooling suppliers to support complex repairs that cannot be completed in-house.
• Provide direction, training, and coaching to Tooling Technicians to enhance employee skill set and performance.
• Report on progress, roadblocks, successes, and open issues in daily accountability meetings.
• Study existing manufacturing operations and processes to identify opportunities to drive out waste and improve profitability.
• Develop common work standards, identify and reapply best practices.
• Review 3D part designs and submit them to vendors for tooling quotes.
• Support mold design, build, and repair functions.
• Travel to Injection Mold vendors (US/Mexico/Canada) to attend trials and review tool progress.
• Help solve tool design problems, offer suggestions, review designs, and support vendor selection.
• Work as part of a cross-functional team with a focus on the product value stream, including a basic understanding of process flow, equipment, and operations.
• Assist sales, design, or customers with "part" design reviews to optimize manufacturability and cost.
• Maintain and update tooling records in Smartsheet tracking software.
• Hold design review meetings with appropriate Con Met personnel to review the tooling designs.
• Select and interface with tooling vendors to ensure tooling is built to Con Met specifications.
• Coordinate repairs and rework efforts to ensure that changes are made in a timely, cost-effective, efficient, and effective manner.
• Provide support to Con Met manufacturing personnel during tooling sampling runs and through production launch to ensure parts are manufacturable for our processes as designed.
• Work with Con Met Quality Assurance personnel to ensure that parts produced from tooling meet quality requirements.
• Provide problem-solving and maintenance support to the Tool Room and Production as required.
• Maintain awareness of the relevance and importance of activities and how each contributes to achieving quality objectives.
• Understand the importance of ensuring customer quality standards are met.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives within the Tooling Department.

What You Need to Be Successful:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent from an accredited college or university.
• Extended education and experience as an injection mold journeyman is also suitable for consideration.
• Three (3+) or more years of plastics manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in plastics tool design.
• Expert knowledge of GD&T and proficiency in AutoCAD/PRO E, 3-D modeling software.
• Strong leadership skills.

Employer will not sponsor visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis.

Con Met is a division of Amsted Industries, has been advancing the commercial vehicle industry since 1964. A leading global provider to original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket channels, Con Met delivers wheel ends, cast metal components, plastic systems, and automated aerodynamic devices. Designed, engineered, tested, and manufactured in-house, Con Met's comprehensive portfolio is built to enhance vehicle efficiency, performance, and sustainability.

Standard on most heavy-duty vehicles in North America, Con Met products are increasingly adopted in global markets.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Excellent base salary
• Targeted annual bonus based on company performance to objectives during the fiscal plan year…