Job Description
Job Title
Tooling Engineer
About Our Client
My client is a global manufacturer of high-quality metal components serving industries such as Automotive and Aerospace. Following a major investment in their Illinois operations, they have relocated to a state-of-the-art facility near O'Hare and are continuing to grow. Apply today to join their team!
Job Description
Design, develop, and improve tooling for fastener manufacturing operations, including cold heading, thread rolling, trimming, forming, and secondary processes. Support new product development through tooling design, prototyping, and process validation. Analyze tooling performance and implement improvements to increase productivity, quality, and tool life. Troubleshoot complex tooling and manufacturing issues affecting production efficiency and product conformance. Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and engineering teams to improve process capability and throughput. Develop tooling specifications, prints, setup instructions, and maintenance procedures. Apply GD&T principles and engineering standards to tooling and process development. Conduct root cause analysis of tooling wear, breakage, dimensional variation, and production defects. Partner with tooling vendors and internal machine shops to ensure tooling meets performance requirements. Evaluate and implement new tooling technologies, materials, coatings, and manufacturing methods. Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on scrap reduction, cycle time improvement, and cost savings. Provide technical guidance to toolmakers, machinists, operators, and manufacturing personnel.
The Successful Applicant
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline. Minimum of 5+ years of tooling engineering experience within fastener manufacturing. Strong knowledge of cold heading, thread rolling, die design, punch design, and forming processes. Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing environments. Proficiency interpreting engineering drawings, blueprints, and GD&T requirements. Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills. Experience working closely with production and manufacturing teams to improve tooling performance. Experience with CAD software such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or similar design platforms. Knowledge of tooling materials, heat treatment processes, coatings, and metallurgy. Experience with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies. Hands-on machining, toolmaking, or die-making background. Experience with automotive, industrial, construction, aerospace, or specialty fastener manufacturing.
What's on Offer
Base salary $110,000 - $150,000 depending on experience. Annual bonus based on EBITDA. Unlimited PTO + company holidays. 4% 401k match. Comprehensive benefits package through BCBS. Tuition assistance program.
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Wood Dale, Illinois |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $90,000–$150,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
Learn the benefits of working with Michael Page yourself. Submit your resume or contact a Michael Page recruitment consultant today.
Skills
- Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- AutoCADunmatched
- Automotive Industryunmatched
- CAD (Computer-Aided Design) Softwareunmatched
- Constructionunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Die Designunmatched
- Engineeringunmatched
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancingunmatched
- Heat Treatmentunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Industrial Coatingunmatched
- Industrial Engineeringunmatched
- Lean Manufacturingunmatched
- Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
- Machine Toolunmatched
- Machiningunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Engineeringunmatched
- Manufacturing Methodsunmatched
- Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
- Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
- Metallurgyunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Capabilityunmatched
- Process Developmentunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Process Validationunmatched
- Product Developmentunmatched
- Product Supportunmatched
- Productivity Managementunmatched
- Prototypingunmatched
- Quality Engineeringunmatched
- Requirements Managementunmatched
- Root Cause Analysisunmatched
- SolidWorksunmatched
- Technical Leadershipunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
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