Position Purpose: 

This role is responsible for the design, construction, delivery and launch of all new tools and equipment directly and indirectly related to the launch of new elastomer products within the plant. Plans utilization of facilities & equipment to support manufacturing personnel in any way needed. Maintains current tools and equipment employed in our manufacturing processes, to assist production work cells in reducing scrap and improving efficiency.

Essential Functions:

• Manage complex projects related to manufacturing, tooling and process engineering with limited supervision and assure                   adherence to cost, timing, and budgetary targets.
•  Evaluate existing processes and technologies and make improvements regarding cost and quality.
•  Lead and or support continuous improvement project teams assigned to various elastomer manufacturing processes within the         facility
•  Develop new processes to improve capability, output, safety, and reliability.
•  Understand, participate, and actively contribute in the APQP process within the cross functional team.
• Participates in the new product development process to ensure manufacturability and lowest cost solutions.
•  Responsible for signing off on the product design as it pertains to manufacturability and costs.
• Evaluates and approves design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
• Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.
• Lead the development of innovative tooling solutions taking design concepts from inception to launch.
• Interfaces with internal product design teams and or customer to specify design criterion for molded details as to how it                    interfaces with the mold.
• Creates tooling specifications and expenditure requests and sends to potential vendors to obtain quotes.
• Procures equipment and tooling, tracks vendors’ timing to plan and approves equipment and tooling at the vendors. Key contact person for interface between the plant and the tool vendors.
• Assists in equipment layout preparation.
• Responsibility to make sure that the equipment and tooling was installed properly and to specifications and establish the optimum processing conditions.
• Troubleshoots equipment and tooling problems through the launch ramp up phase and throughout the life of the program.
• Maintains molding equipment and tooling drawings and updates as required.
• Supports the maintenance department with technical advice on equipment failures and the preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
• Train supervisors, operators, and technicians as appropriate.