Location
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands | United Kingdom
Job description
Job Description
Tool Design Engineer – Job Summary:
We’re supporting our client, a leading Injection Moulding manufacturer based in Sutton Coldfield, who are looking for a Tool Design Engineer to join their growing team. The successful Tool Design Engineer will have experience of Injection Moulding, Design and Quotations.
Salary: £Excellent
Benefits: To be discussed at interview
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Job Start date: ASAP
Responsibilities:
- Maintaining high health and safety standards at all times
- To design injection mould tool design for internal manufacture and oversea external tooling design, advise customers on designing components suitable for the plastic injection moulding process and ensure suitability for tooling manufacture
- A challenging role where you will be required to work under your own initiative and work independently as well as part of a team to ensure that tooling standards are maintained and best quality products can be produced
- To support sales with design/tooling queries and to provide technical support at customer meetings
- To assist in obtaining and reviewing new tool quotations
- To quote new tooling and modifications for the company tool room in conjunction with Tool room management
- On Gateway 1 or receipt of purchase order to provide a tooling DFM to the customer.
- On Gateway 1 or receipt of purchase order to prepare tooling go documents and send to toolmaker
- To assess sub-contract tooling G.A.’s with manufacturing and engineering
- To design in house or manage sub-contract tool design for in house manufacturing
- To support tooling engineers with technical information and support gateway 2
- To support N.P.I. with design and technical advice on tooling issues or customer queries
- To support TPM Team with tooling information
- To liaise engineering to ensure tooling is suitable for automation
- Maintaining company objectives on quality, delivery and environmental policies
- Knowledge of injection moulding processes and machine inputs. Outputs
- Good time keeping and attendance
- Adhere to company NPI processes
- Meeting Health and Safety standards supporting others to do the same
- Any other reasonable duties required
- Must have a full UK driving licence (Occasional requirement to visit customer/supplier sites)
About You:
- Able to work in a team environment and also on your own initiative. Communicate effectively using a variety of different methods at all levels of the business with a positive attitude and drive to get things completed
- Good level of English and Maths
- Apprentice trained or HNC qualified in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
- Tool design experience within the plastic injection mould
- Experience in reading 2D & 3D mould designs using CAD systems
- Design experience of complex moulding tools i.e. hot runners, insert tooling etc.
- A good understanding of moulding processes and a wide range of polymers
- Attitude to progress knowledge and skill within the role by attending training courses etc.
- Have at least 3 years’ experience as a plastic injection mould tool designer
- 5+ years’ experience as a plastic injection mould tool designer
Job Application:
If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with your full CV – or call us now. Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.
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