Director of Operations

Purchasing/ Warehouse

Manager

Process Project Engineer

Process Engineer Tooling Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Junior Tooling Engineer

Production Trial Engineer

Tool & Pattern maker

Quality Engineer Production Manager

Production Controller

Despatch Manager

H&S Co-ordinator

JOB TITLETooling Engineer

DEPTProduction Engineering department

ABOUT THE JOB

The Tooling Engineer specialises in creating tooling solutions for Silicone and PU foam moulding as well as Jigs & Fixtures for new and existing production needs.

The Tooling Engineer is responsible for the development of Tooling Design Solutions to support various processing techniques from R&D through to volume component manufacture as well as revamping tooling standards to reduce production costs and researching new tooling concepts.

ORGANISATION/STRUCTURE CHART (one up, one down and peers)The chart should show all reports to job holder’s line manager and all reports to the job holder. Where there are strong “dotted line” or functional relationships between this job and other jobs, please describe these briefly underneath the chart.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIESWhat are the main areas in which this job must get results in order to achieve its purpose? (e.g. Selling, Staff Management, Budgeting, Planning, Correspondence, Processing)

The Tooling Engineer is responsible for every detail of the tooling design and development process. This is central to Continuous Improvement initiatives and FMEA creation and management.

The role holder is responsible for the creation, execution, and maintenance of L&T’s products

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and equipment.

Project scheduling is an essential part of the role so that trials of new tools and processes are carried out to agreed time lines to ensure projects are completed on time.

Collaborating with manufacturing and design personnel in development teams, and evaluating and validating products after design changes.

Assisting other engineers with tooling and other Engineering issues.

Working with the management team to develop standards for new product development as well as specifying and overseeing sub-contract tooling design and manufacture where required.

Evaluating customer issues and examining Technical Drawings and Documentation to resolve design issues.

KEY TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Qualifications & Experience 7 to 10 years’ experience working in an injection tooling design facility. Engineering Degree or a recognised Engineering Apprenticeship. Good working knowledge of silicone rubber processing

Technical Knowledge & Skills Schematic diagram creation along with full Engineering Drawings. Relevant technical skills and knowledge should include, but not be limited to, 3D Solid

Modelling, SolidWorks, FEA and Mould Flow Analysis, Continuous Improvement (Six Sigma or Lean) and excellent Microsoft Office suite skills including MS project.

A good understanding of Lean Manufacturing and ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems

Experience of using SolidWorks Vault (PDM) would be an advantage although not essential.

Strong project / program management abilities in order to effectively develop systems or oversee personnel.

A working knowledge of ERP systems. In-depth knowledge of small to large-scale production and manufacturing.

Other skills Solid analytical abilities Creative and progressive thinking is an essential A practical, can-do attitude Excellent communication and teamworking skills

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KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPSIndicate those relationships and contacts, both internal and external which affect directly the success of your activities, explaining their nature and purpose of the relationship.

With whom Nature of contactExternalCustomers, vendors

InternalR&D Engineers, Process Engineers and Production Exchange tooling ideas

Job description agreed by Jobholder:Signed: Date:

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