Eyelet Stamping Tooling Engineer

Purpose

Lead engineer for Metal Stamping Development while supporting Production and Quality. Support continuous Metal Stamping process improvement of the Stamping area, quality of the product, launching of new products and materials. Work with manufacturing to implement lean manufacturing processes pertaining to tooldesign and stamping machine improvements. Is a resource for process engineering, work on various tooling projects. Excellent understanding of Metal Stamping. Knowledgeable in automation and secondary operations.

Responsibilities

• Verify set ups and sampling of all stamping development projects, including sampling of all Engineering changes, new tools and prototypes.
• Support continuous improvement of the metal stamping Dept.
• Work with production operations to improve efficiencies on the production floor thru tooling improvements and machine upgrades.
• Insure department's support and contribution to the KPIs.
• Support corporate engineering in the launch of new products and materials through the development of processes and tooling.
• Justify new capital equipment expenditures.
• Monitor process controls and correct when necessary.
• Work with production operations to reduce scrap and efficiencies.
• Supervise other employees as needed and foster a team environment.
• Utilize engineering & management principles and knowledge.
• Create detail prints for machines or fabrication of new concepts in tool design. Proper storage and back up of all PLC and CPU based programs.
• Lead Project Engineering and Automation in all aspects of continuous improvement for Metal Stamping.
• Assign work as new products are introduced during the Product Proposal phase. Monitor and analyze new tooling work assignment/projects for scheduling and ship dates.

Requirements

• BS Degree or Equivalent Experience in Engineering
• Metal Stamping experience is desired.
• Experience in manufacturing processdevelopment for new product rollout.
• Proven skill in managing quality issues.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Effective communications skills with internal and external contacts.
• Must be motivated, analytical problem solver, able to work with minimum supervision.
• Knowledge and experience of CAD and/or Solid Works systems.
• Ability to design/create new tooling drawings.
• Attention to detail and quality.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.