Tooling Designer Job at Seaway Services in Santa Rosa

$80k-$120k yearly, DOE.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• NPD/NPI; early involvement on new tooling builds
• Design, implement, and improve manufacturing processes.
• Lead mold repairs and refurbishments in coordination with the tool room and external tool shops.
• Support Production, Quality, and tooling with legacy programs

• Participate in design and process review to ensure correct specifications for each project.
• Develop manufacturing procedures; tooling, fixtures, and process to meet customer expectations.
• Develop and maintain tooling Preventative Maintenance processes and schedules.
• Develop tooling standards; interact with off-shore, local, and other Seaway divisions for tooling needs.
• Engineering Change Management; estimating costs, vendor selection, and scheduling.
• Update and maintain customer tooling audits.
• Work with Program Management supporting requirements related to NPD/NPI projects.
• Owns the CAD file management for Tooling including file revisions and updates

• Demonstrates Seaway Plastics Core Values.
  • We are customer focused.
  • We execute.
  • We win together.
  • We are respectful.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience within manufacturing industry.
• 5+ years' experience in Plastics Injection Molding manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in CAD, including but not limited to Mold Designs and SolidWorks.

• Knowledge of DFM, hot runners, collapsible cores, unscrewing mechanism, valve gates, molding, and over molding plastics.
• Knowledge of post molding operations such as: ultrasonic welding, assembly, pad printing, laser marking, machining, etc.
• Experience with reversed engineering, analysis, and overlapping 3D files.
• Able to manage multiple projects and meet defined deliverables.
• Understanding of scientific molding and validation protocols using IQ, OQ, PQ.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels in the organization.
• Follow engineering department; infrastructure, procedures and policies including the use and utilization of proper company forms.
• Strong Customer relationship management skills.
• Strong computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft office suite.
• Well organized and goal orientated.
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Demonstrated experience at implementing continuous improvement, lean or other process improvement techniques.

• Limited physical effort, able to carry at least 50 lbs.
• Travel +/- 15%

• Pay Type Salary