Forge Tooling Engineer

• Facilitate the comprehensive management of site tooling in alignment with the Dauch Tooling System standards. Drive continuous improvement and promote multi-functional cooperation with Manufacturing, Engineering, Purchasing, and General Stores to ensure tooling-related topics and concerns are communicated optimally.
• Identify and support Continuous Improvement activities for Quality (Scrap reduction), and Cost (CPU).
• Maintain Technical Tooling documentation, Tooling Drawings, and Tool Layouts (AutoCAD or similar).
• Support plant tool manufacturing operations to ensure accuracy, organization, and best practices.
• Coordinate with preferred Tool Steel Suppliers to identify best practices, continuous improvement activity, and new technologies.
• Support the management of tooling inventory, tool reconditioning, and scrap tooling processes.
• Utilize problem solving and troubleshooting techniques to resolve machining issues.
• Quote cost per unit of new jobs based on tooling selection and expected tool life.
• Teach and mentor tooling and manufacturing engineers at the plant level.
• Interact with plant tool rooms to support their forge tool manufacturing processes.

• Minimum 2 years of forge tool room experience, or tool manufacturing experience required.
• Experience with AutoCAD preferred.
• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent major preferred.
• Detailed knowledge of Forge Tools and manufacturing processes.
• Proven track record to manage and complete large projects.
• Ability to travel

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles.

The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations.

Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward.

Visit www.dauch.com to learn more.