Cold Form Tooling Engineer job in Mauston at Gables Search Group

Our client is a very well establish cold forming manufacturer located near Mauston, WI. Due to growth in the company and succession planning they need to add a Cold Form Tool Design Engineer to their staff. Ideally you will be a person who can mentor and help develop less experienced team members. This is a beautiful part of the state, with good schools, and great outdoor activities.

What you will be doing:

• Design cold forming tooling that meets specifications and produces a blueprint part.
• Maintain digital/electronic data. Support manufacturing and other departments as an internal customer.
• Specify, develop, validate and install new Forming equipment, gauges and tooling.
• Work with suppliers for tooling requirements based on Quality, Cost and Delivery
• Identify and implement quality improvements, tool cost improvements and uptime improvements.
• Troubleshoot and provide technical support for manufacturing Forming processes.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation to support requirements.
• Train others in troubleshooting tool failures.
• Generate tooling work orders.
• Provides metric data for reviews.
• Supports customers & project teams with data analysis.

What they are looking for:

• Minimum 3 years of experience designing tooling for this precision Cold Forming operations.
• Experience with NAGFORM Design and simulation or other simulation programs
• Working knowledge of cold forming machines (National, Nedschroef etc.)
• The greater your engineering academics the better but key is the experience
• Experience in gauge specifications and usage for precision components with micron tolerances.
• Understand and interpret engineering prints. Working knowledge of GD&T.
• Proficient oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time.
• Exhibit strong organizational skills to meet project goals and deadlines.

Benefits include:

• Medical and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• 401K with 4% match after 1 year, averaging 3%
• Discretionary bonus that has averages $10,000
• Vacation, personal days, and holidays
• Relocation assistance is available