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Form of workJob Overview: Working alongside our client, a leading injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for a NPI Tooling Engineer to join their established team.
Benefits:
- Company pension matched to 5%
- 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Relocation assistance
- Employee medical scheme
- Life insurance
- Free onsite parking
- Free workwear
Remit:
- As NPI Tooling Engineer you will be responsible for project management of Tooling (in-house & externally) through quotation stage, sourcing, design, development & launch into the production facility.
- The successful candidate will be a time-served Injection Moulding Design/Tooling Engineer, automotive experience would be highly desirable but not essential.
- This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking company who place their people at the forefront of their business, during an exciting time of growth for the company
Responsibilities:
- Support New Business Development activities by conducting DFM and Moldflow and preparation of relevant reports
- Provide Tooling, Part, & Ancillary equipment Design support for NPI, Toolroom and Production Departments
- Liaise with customers and third-party companies on part and tool design & development related matters
- Support design and tooling related activities for internal cross functional teams to ensure NPI projects are on time, in full and on budget
- Travel overseas and within the U.K managing tooling to ensure on time on budget delivery
- Manage Tooling changes through ECN as assigned by Project Managers
- Maintain required records for your NPI activities - timing plans, trackers, status reports, etc
- Provide fringe Design and technical support for the Operations team when necessary
- Act as a liaison between different departments, fostering effective communication and collaboration to align teams towards common project goals.
- Champion and enhance departmental documented processes & promote adherence. IATF16949 and ISO14001.
Experience:
- Time served Design/Tooling Engineer with injection moulding bias
- Minimum HNC (or equivalent) in Engineering
- Injection mould toolmaking, tool design and tool project management experience
- Experience with 3D modelling and 2D drawings
- Competency in CAD design using Siemens NX is desirable
- Automotive industry knowledge, IATF16949 and other sector specific standards, e.g. medical or aerospace would be desirable
- Driving licence essential as you will be required to travel within the UK
- Personable with the ability to build close relationships at all levels including customers and suppliers
- Strong technical acumen, be a logical thinker with attention to detail
Key Words: “NPI Tooling Engineer”, “Tooling Engineer”, “Design Engineer”, “Project Engineer”, “Toolmaker”, “Injection Mould Tooling Engineer”, “Mould Toolmaker”, “Automotive”, “injection moulding”,
Due to the sheer volume of applications we receive we will only contact successful applications that meet the requirements of our client job brief. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days please deem your application as unsuccessful.
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