Engineer Tooling

AUTOKINITON is a leading North American supplier of propulsion-agnostic, structural automotive components and assemblies. Our 100% vertical integration capabilities allow us to offer our customers end-to-end engineering, manufacturing, and in-house logistics. At AUTOKINITON, we are building a better foundation for every vehicle on the road.

AUTOKINITON is recognized by our customers as one of the top suppliers in our industry.

Reasons you will love working here:

- Learning and Development Opportunities
- Growth Opportunities with tuition reimbursement programs, upward mobility and much more

**Responsibilities**:

- Support the Company’s mission, vision and values in performance of daily activities. Provide key input into the development of departmental strategic goals along with identifying key measurable to support the departmental goals.
- Assist Program Launch team in conducting new tool tryouts and other activities as scheduled.
- Work closely with the other departments to improve efficiencies and throughput.
- Stabilize the process by determining root cause of process issues and implementing corrective actions as needed.
- Recommend incorporation of new technology where feasible and practical. Assure that all products quoted and/or released to the plant are feasible and that the quoted rate, crew sizes, and plant performance metrics are achievable.
- Guides design, develops and tests die methods, materials, processes and results.
- Troubleshoot and communicate die concerns to the Tool & Die supervisors and/or manager.
- Interface with customers, contractors and die build shops as appropriate.
- Determine and document proper processing parameters and assist in auditing of the same.
- Determine priorities and implement cost reduction projects; maintain detailed documentation as required.
- Lead training activities for die leaders for die principles and practices.
- Communicate material concerns to the Materials department (ex. circle grid, material certification, etc.)
- Support process improvement initiatives and activities throughout the plant.
- Maintain PFMEA for respective processes and maintain process flow diagrams.
- Champion assigned engineering changes and communicate/coordinate with all departments.
- Assist with the quoting process.
- Train, coach and mentor other engineers and other cross-function team members.
- Support plant activities towards achieving customer awards and Quality registration (ex. TS 16949, ISO 14001, etc.)
- Direct and/or participate in root cause analysis and team problem solving activities (ex. 8D reports, department meetings, etc.).
- Responsible for adhering to all OSHA required safety procedures in performing daily work activities.
- Assure all safety devices are properly in place and utilized and verify individual usage of personal protective equipment (PPE) by the work team. Maintain high standards of housekeeping throughout the plant.
- Maintain a positive working relationship with all levels of the organization.
- Adherence to all company policies and procedures (ex. Quality Policy Manual, Colleague Handbook, Level II Procedures etc.)

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience, Master’s Degree preferred.
- Background in engineering and building dies.

**Required Skills**:
Required Experience