Tool and Fixture Designer

Description

• To maintain 5s by removing all tools, equipment, and parts not needed in the work area and for those that are needed to ensure they have a dedicated, labeled home and are in that dedicated home.
• Set up and make tool tryouts, diagnose, and remedy operations, material, or dimensional problems.
• Recognize and report for correction drawing or blueprint errors that may prevent proper function of tool.
• Utilizes CAD software extensively and occasionally hand sketches to design welding, machining, and assembly fixtures for manufacturing.
• Completes all CILR activities as required, identifies deficiencies and sources of contamination, including difficult access areas in the workstation, and provides suitable countermeasures to address these issues.
• To monitor for and alert their Team Leader or Supervisor of any abnormalities from the standards in their area. This includes abnormalities in standard processes, standard machine operation, product quality, and logistics management.
• To contribute to the continuous improvement of safety, quality, and productivity by submitting one (1) Suggestion every two (2) months for a total of six (6) per year.
• To identify unsafe acts and unsafe conditions by completing observation cards.
• To be autonomously involved and participating in continuous improvement activities, such as suggestions, kaizens, projects, training, and EOFs.
• Studies specifications, engineering blueprints, tool orders, and shop data and confers with engineering and shop personnel to resolve design problems related to material characteristics, dimensional tolerances, service requirements, manufacturing procedures, and cost.
• Follow prescribed safety standards, rules and regulations including those regarding the usage of PPE, Emergency Plans and EH&S Policy.
• Collaborate with customer to understand tool/equipment requirements through Scope of Work (SOW) review and, if necessary, coach customer on development of effective SOW.
• Develop tools that focus on ease of use for end-user and incorporate, when possible, error mistake proof devices to help reduce or eliminate human error.
• Modifies tool designs according to trial or production service data to improve tool life or performance.
• Perform design reviews and follow-up fixturing concerns through to production.
• Plan inspection procedures and layout work in proper inspection sequence, make all necessary mathematical calculations.
• Applies algebraic and geometric formulas and standard tool engineering data to develop tool configuration.
• Designing fixtures and tooling in modelling software and making detailed 2D prints of all components.
• Make correct decisions as to fits, finishes, machining, and assembly sequences in order to produce workable units and maintain close tolerances.
• Ensure all products meet the quality guidelines and follow all quality standards, procedures and guidelines in place and be active in improving product quality.

Requirements

• A post-secondary education in industrial design or related field.
• Grade 12 diploma or equivalent.
• Proficient in math with an understanding of geometric tolerance (GD&T).
• Minimum of three years’ experience in generating blueprints for designing tools, dies, fixtures, gauges, machines and equipment.
• Mechanical Engineering Technology diploma or Mechanical Engineer degree. Five years’ experience in Tool and Die Making may be viewed as an equivalent.
• Demonstrate an understanding of statistical process control and geometric tolerancing.
• Experience using Creo.
• Proficiency Microsoft Office, and SAP.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in designing fixtures and tool/die sets, computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing and computer-aided engineering.
• Able to perform light physical effort consisting of occasionally lifting or moving average weight material

Benefits

• Charitable contribution matching and Volunteer Time Off
• Parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Savings & Retirement benefits
• Tuition reimbursement

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance