Tooling Engineer

Job Title: Tooling Engineer Job Description The Tooling Engineer troubleshoots tooling, dies, and fixtures to keep die cast production running smoothly and efficiently. This role reviews blueprints, identifies root causes of quality and production issues, and implements corrective and preventive actions. The position coordinates preventive maintenance and tooling repairs, manages tool life and repair budgets, and supports the toolroom team while driving safety, quality, and reliability across the manufacturing floor.

Responsibilities Troubleshoot tooling, dies, and fixtures to ensure continuous and efficient die cast production. Review and interpret complex blueprints, layouts, and technical instructions to identify and resolve quality or production issues. Determine, design, and implement preventive corrections and maintenance programs for tooling and dies. Coordinate and schedule preventive maintenance and tooling repairs with production, maintenance, and vendors.

Evaluate repair requests to ensure they are appropriate and accurate, and perform repairs in a manner that supports production without sacrificing quality. Track tool life, manage repair budgets, and coordinate replacement tooling to maintain reliability and minimize downtime. Work from engineer or shift supervisor instructions, repair orders, and technical documentation to repair tools, dies, and fixtures.

Analyze and evaluate tooling-related problems, define issues, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions to remedy quality and production problems. Spend significant time on the manufacturing floor monitoring die cast operations to ensure they remain efficient, productive, and safe. Train and support toolroom employees and other staff in routine procedures and tooling-related best practices.

Prepare and write routine reports, correspondence, log books, and documentation related to tooling, repairs, and preventive maintenance. Effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, coworkers, and vendors concerning tooling conditions, repairs, and maintenance plans. Use computer programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams, PLEX ERP, and Paylocity to document work, communicate, and manage tooling-related data.

Apply lean manufacturing principles and root cause analysis techniques to improve tooling performance, reduce downtime, and maintain high quality standards. Communicate clearly and effectively with production, maintenance, and external vendors to resolve tooling issues and support continuous improvement initiatives. Essential Skills Broad experience in manufacturing with hands-on experience working in tooling and die cast (required).

High School Diploma or equivalency. Associate’s degree or 1–2 years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience (preferred). Strong experience with die cast tooling, tooling repair, and tool and die maintenance in a production environment. Proficiency in reading and interpreting complex blueprints, layouts, technical manuals, and technical procedures.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions in a manufacturing setting. Experience determining, designing, and implementing preventive maintenance and corrective actions for tooling and dies. Ability to evaluate repair requests, determine appropriate repairs, and execute them in a way that supports production and maintains quality. Competence in root cause analysis to address tooling-related quality and production issues.

Ability to work with mathematical concepts, including plane and solid geometry and trigonometry, and apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Strong verbal communication skills, including the ability to speak effectively before groups of employees or customers. Ability to train others in routine procedures related to tooling, dies, and fixtures. Ability to write routine reports, corresp