Designs tooling to produce parts using CAD (Solid Works, Logo Press &/or CADKEY) to customer specifications under instruction to ascertain specifications and objectives, nature of technical problem, and possible solutions such as part redesign, substitution of material or parts, or rearrangement of parts and subassemblies.
Collaborates with Tool Room, Maintenance, & Production to implement improvements for employee safety, production quality, and overall process effectiveness utilizing continuous improvement techniques.
Drafts detail drawings for fabrication by Tool Room.
Develop purchasing specifications for component parts.
Requisitions tools, equipment, and supplies.
Participation in internal and customer product and print design reviews
Tool design for sheet metal punching, forming and fabricating
Supports Tool Room & Production to troubleshoot tooling issues.
Identifies process improvement opportunities.
· .Support new product introductions by designing and validating required tooling.